LG MS695 User Manual Owner's MPCS UG EN Web V1.1 120412

2012-11-09

User Manual: LG MS695 Owner's Manual Owner's Manual is a basic instruction that contains the product installation and usage. (English)

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Important Customer Information
Technical Details
Important notice
Getting to know your phone
Your Home screen
Google account setup
Calls
Contacts
Messaging
Email
Camera
Video camera
Multimedia
Utilities
The Web
Settings
Safety

P/NO : MFL67453001 (1.1) H

LG OPTIMUSm+

Printed in Korea

LG and the LG logo are registered trademarks of LG

Group and its related entities. All other trademarks are the

property of their respective owners.

By selecting a rate plan and activating your phone, you agree

to the metroPCS Terms and Conditions of Service available at

metropcs.com.

Al seleccionar un plan y activar su teléfono, usted acuerda a los

términos y condiciones de servicio disponible en metropcs.com.

O All screen shots in this guide

are simulated. Actual displays

and the color of the phone may

vary. Some of the contents in

this manual may differ from

your phone depending on the

software of the phone or your

service provider.

and the LG logo are registered

trademarks of LG Group and its

related entities. Optimusm+ is

a trademark of LG Electronics,

Inc. All other trademarks are

the property of their respective

owners.

O Google™, Maps™, Gmail™,

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Market™ are trademarks of

Google, Inc.

User Guide

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Important Customer Information

WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to

cause cancer and birth defects or reproductive harm.

Wash hands after handling.

When using this product, the safety precautions below must be taken to

avoid possible legal liabilities and damages.

Retain and follow all product safety and operating instructions. Observe all

warnings in the product operating instructions. To reduce the risk of bodily

injury, electric shock, ﬁre, and damage to the equipment, observe the

following precautions.

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

This product is intended for use when supplied with power from the

designated battery or power supply unit. Other usage may be dangerous

and will invalidate any approval given to this product.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR PROPER GROUNDING

INSTALLATION

CAUTION: Connecting to improperly grounded equipment can result in an

electric shock to your device. This product is equipped with a USB cable

for connecting to a desktop or notebook computer. Be sure your computer

is properly grounded (earthed) before connecting this product to the

computer. The power supply cord of a desktop or notebook computer has

an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must be

plugged into an appropriate outlet which is properly installed and grounded

in accordance with all local codes and ordinances.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR POWER SUPPLY UNIT

Use the correct external power source

A product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated

on the electrical ratings label. If you are not sure of the type of power

source required, consult your authorized service provider or local power

company. For a product that operates from battery power or other sources,

refer to the operating instructions that are included with the product.

4Important Customer Information

Handle battery packs carefully

This product contains a Li-ion battery. There is a risk of ﬁre and burns if

the battery pack is handled improperly. Do not attempt to open or service

the battery pack. Do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external

contacts or circuits, dispose of in ﬁre or water, or expose a battery pack to

temperatures higher than 60°C (140°F).

WARNING: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. To

reduce risk of ﬁre or burns, do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short

external contacts, expose to temperature above 60°C (140°F), or dispose

of in ﬁre or water. Replace only with speciﬁed batteries. Recycle or

dispose of used batteries according to the local regulations or reference

guide supplied with your product.

Take extra precautions

O Keep the battery or device dry and away from water or any liquid as it may

cause a short circuit.

Keep metal objects away so they don’t come in contact with the battery or its

connectors as it may lead to short circuit during operation.

O The phone should be only connected to products that bear the USB-IF logo

or have completed the USB-IF compliance program.

O Do not use a battery that appears damaged, deformed, or discolored, or one

that has any rust on its casing, overheats, or emits a foul odor.

O Always keep the battery out of the reach of babies and small children, to

avoid swallowing of the battery. Consult a doctor immediately if the battery

is swallowed.

O Only use the battery with a charging system that has been qualiﬁed with the

system per this standard, IEEE-Std-1725-200x. Use of an unqualiﬁed battery

or charger may present a risk of ﬁre, explosion, leakage or other hazard.

O Replace the battery only with another battery that has been qualiﬁed with

the system per this standard, IEEE-Std-1725-200x. Use of an unqualiﬁed

battery may present a risk of ﬁre, explosion, leakage or other hazard.

O Avoid dropping the phone or battery. If the phone or battery is dropped,

especially on a hard surface, and the user suspects damage, take it to a

Important Customer Information

service center for inspection.

O If the battery leaks:

Do not allow the leaking ﬂuid to come in contact with skin or clothing. If

contact occurs, ﬂush the affected area immediately with clean water and

seek medical advice.

Do not allow the leaking ﬂuid to come in contact with eyes. If contact

occurs, DO NOT rub; rinse with clean water immediately and seek medical

advice.

Take extra precautions to keep a leaking battery away from ﬁre as there is a

danger of ignition or explosion.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR DIRECT SUNLIGHT

Keep this product away from excessive moisture and extreme

temperatures. Do not leave the product or its battery inside a vehicle or in

places where the temperature may exceed 140°F (60°C), such as on a car

dashboard, window sill, or behind glass that is exposed to direct sunlight or

strong ultraviolet light for extended periods of time. This may damage the

product, overheat the battery, or pose a risk to the vehicle.

PREVENTION OF HEARING LOSS

CAUTION: Permanent hearing loss may occur if earphones or headphones

are used at high volume for prolonged periods of time.

SAFETY IN AIRCRAFT

Due to the possible interference caused by this product to an aircraft’s

navigation system and its communications network, using this device’s

phone function on board an airplane is against the law in most countries. If

you want to use this device when its use is restricted on board an aircraft,

remember to switch to Airplane Mode which turns off RF functions that

could cause interference.

6Important Customer Information

ENVIRONMENT RESTRICTIONS

Do not use this product in gas stations, fuel depots, chemical plants or

where blasting operations are in progress, or in potentially explosive

atmospheres such as fueling areas, fuel storehouses, below deck on

boats, chemical plants, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and

areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or

metal powders. Please be aware that sparks in such areas could cause an

explosion or ﬁre resulting in bodily injury or even death.

EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES

When in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere or where

ﬂammable materials exist, the product should be turned off and the user

should obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an

explosion or ﬁre resulting in bodily injury or even death. Users are advised

not to use the equipment at refueling points such as service or gas stations,

and are reminded of the need to observe restrictions on the use of radio

equipment in fuel depots, chemical plants, or where blasting operations

are in progress. Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often,

but not always, clearly marked. These include fueling areas, below deck on

boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air

contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders.

ROAD SAFETY

Vehicle drivers in motion are not permitted to use communication services

with handheld devices, except in the case of emergency. In some countries,

using hands-free devices as an alternative is allowed.

Important Customer Information

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR RF EXPOSURE

O Avoid using your phone near metal structures (for example, the steel

frame of a building).

O Avoid using your phone near strong electromagnetic sources, such as

microwave ovens, sound speakers, TV and radio.

O Use only original manufacturer-approved accessories, or accessories that

do not contain any metal.

O Use of non-original manufacturer-approved accessories may violate your

local RF exposure guidelines and should be avoided.

INTERFERENCE WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONS

This product may cause medical equipment to malfunction. The use of this

device is prohibited in most hospitals and medical clinics.

If you use any personal medical device(s), consult the manufacturer of

your device(s) to determine if the device(s) are adequately shielded from

external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining

this information. Turn your phone OFF in health care facilities when any

regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health

care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external

RF energy.

HEARING AIDS

Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the

event of such interference, you may want to consult your service provider,

or call the customer service line to discuss alternatives.

8Important Customer Information

NON-IONIZING RADIATION

Your device has an internal antenna. This product should be operated in its

normal-use position to ensure the radiative performance and safety from

interference. As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are

advised that for satisfactory operation of the equipment and for personal

safety, it is recommended that no part of the human body be allowed to

come too close to the antenna during operation of the equipment.

Use

only the supplied integral antenna. Use of unauthorized or modiﬁed antennas

may impair call quality and damage the phone, causing loss of performance

and SAR levels exceeding the recommended limits as well as result in non-

compliance with local regulatory requirements in your country.

To assure

optimal phone performance and ensure human exposure to RF energy is

within the guidelines set forth in the relevant standards, always use your

device only in its normal-use position. Contact with the antenna area may

impair call quality and cause your device to operate at a higher power level

than needed. Avoiding contact with the antenna area when the phone is IN

USE optimizes the antenna performance and the battery life.

HAC

This phone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for some

of the wireless technologies that it uses. However, there may be some

newer wireless technologies used in this phone that have not been tested

yet for use with hearing aids. It is important to try the different features of

this phone thoroughly and in different locations, using your hearing aid or

cochlear implant, to determine if you hear any interfering noise. Consult

your service provider or the manufacturer of this phone for information on

hearing aid compatibility. If you have questions about return or exchange

policies, consult your service provider or phone retailer.

Technical Details

Cautions

 The user interface of Google applications (Google Search, Google Maps,

Navigation, etc.) can vary depending on its software version.

 Locations are inaccurate when GPS and Wi-Fi are not set to On.

 With the Android operating system, some available Market applications

only operate correctly with phones that have a speciﬁc screen resolution.

Please be advised that some of the applications on the Android

Market may not be available for your phone due to an LCD resolution

requirement that does not match your phone. In addition, please be

aware that 3rd party applications with programming defects may cause

issues with your phone, including lock-ups and resets.

Technical Details

CDMA

Standard Designator Description

Basic Air

Interface

TIA/EIA-95A

TSB-74

ANSI J-STD-008

TIA/EIA-IS2000

CDMA Dual-Mode Air Interface

14.4kbps Radio Link Protocol and Inter-

band Operations

IS-95 Adapted for PCS Frequency Band

CDMA2000 1xRTT Air Interface

Network

TIA/EIA/IS-634

TIA/EIA/IS-651

TIA/EIA/IS-41-C

TIA/EIA/IS-124

MAS-BS

PCSC-RS

Intersystem Operations

Non-Signaling Data Communications

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Service

TIA/EIA/IS-96-B

TIA/EIA/IS-637

TIA/EIA/IS-657

IS-801

TIA/EIA/IS-

707-A

Speech CODEC

Short Message Service

Packet Data

Position Determination Service (gpsOne)

High Speed Packet Data

1x EV-DO

Interface

TIA/EIA/IS-856

TIA/EIA/IS-878

TIA/EIA/IS-866

TIA/EIA/IS-890

CDMA2000 High Rate Packet Data Air

Interface

1x EV-DO Inter-Operability Speciﬁcation

for HRPD Access Network Interfaces

Recommended Minimum Performance

Standards for HRPD High Rate Packet

Data Access Terminal

Test Application Speciﬁcation (TAS) for

High Rate Packet Data Air Interface

LTE Standard Designator Description

Basic

Air Interface

TS 36.101

TS 36.104

Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio

Access (E-UTRA);

User Equipment (UE) radio

transmission and reception

Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio

Access (E-UTRA);

Base Station (BS) radio transmission

and reception

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Conformance

Test

TS 36.521-1

TS 36.521-2

TS 36.521-3

Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio

Access (E-UTRA);

User Equipment (UE) conformance

speciﬁcation;

Radio transmission and reception;

Part 1: Conformance testing

Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio

Access (E-UTRA);

User Equipment (UE) conformance

speciﬁcation;

Radio transmission and reception;

Part 2: Implementation Conformance

Statement (ICS)

Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio

Access (E-UTRA);

User Equipment (UE) conformance

speciﬁcation;

Radio transmission and reception;

Part 3: Radio Resource Management

(RRM) conformance testing

FCC RF Exposure Information

WARNING! Read this information before operating the phone.

In August 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the

United States, with its action in Report and Order FCC 96-326, adopted

an updated safety standard for human exposure to Radio Frequency (RF)

electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated transmitters. Those

guidelines are consistent with the safety standard previously set by both U.S.

and international standards bodies. The design of this phone complies with

the FCC guidelines and those international standards.

12 Technical Details

Bodily Contact During Operation

This device was tested for typical use with the back of the phone kept

0.39 inches (1.0 cm) from the body. To comply with FCC RF exposure

requirements, a minimum separation distance of 0.39 inches (1.0 cm)

must be maintained between the user’s body and the back of the phone,

including the antenna. Third-party belt-clips, holsters, and similar accessories

containing metallic components should not be used. Avoid the use of

accessories that cannot maintain 0.39 inches (1.0 cm) distance between

the user’s body and the back of the phone and have not been tested for

compliance with FCC RF exposure limits.

Vehicle-Mounted External Antenna

(Optional, if available.)

To satisfy FCC RF exposure requirements, keep 8 inches (20 cm) between

the user / bystander and vehicle-mounted external antenna. For more

information about RF exposure, visit the FCC website at www.fcc.gov.

FCC Notice and Cautions

This device and its accessories comply with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation

is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device and its accessories

may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device and its accessories

must accept any interference received, including interference that causes

undesired operation.

Any changes or modiﬁcations not expressly approved in this user guide

could void your warranty for this equipment. Use only the supplied antenna.

Use of unauthorized antennas (or modiﬁcations to the antenna) could

impair call quality, damage the phone, void your warranty and/or violate FCC

regulations.

Don’t use the phone with a damaged antenna. A damaged antenna could

cause a minor skin burn. Contact your local dealer for a replacement

antenna.

Part 15.19 statement

This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject

to the following two conditions:

(1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference.

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(2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation

Part 15.21 statement

Changes or modiﬁcations that are not expressly approved by the

manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Part 15.105 statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in

a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate

radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with

the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If you experience interference with reception (e.g.,

television), determine if this equipment is causing the harmful interference

by turning the equipment off and then back on to see if the interference is

affected. If necessary, try correcting the interference by one or more of the

following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

14 Table of Contents

Important Customer Information.......................................................... 3

Technical Details ..................................................................................... 9

Important notice ................................................................................... 15

Getting to know your phone ................................................................22

Your Home screen ................................................................................29

Google account setup ......................................................................... 45

Calls .......................................................................................................47

Contacts ................................................................................................49

Messaging ..............................................................................................61

Email ......................................................................................................62

Camera .................................................................................................. 77

Video camera ........................................................................................ 81

Multimedia ........................................................................................... 84

Utilities...................................................................................................97

The Web ..............................................................................................104

Settings ................................................................................................119

Safety ................................................................................................... 127

Important notice

Please check to see whether any problems you encountered with your

phone are described in this section before taking the phone in for service or

calling a service representative.

1. Phone memory

When available space in your phone memory is less than 10%, your phone

cannot receive new messages. You need to check your phone memory

and delete some data, such as applications or messages, to make more

memory available.

Managing applications

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key , > Settings >

Applications > Manage applications.

2. Once all applications appear, scroll to and select the application you want

to uninstall.

3. Tap Uninstall, then touch OK to uninstall the application you selected.

2. Optimizing battery life

Extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off features you don’t

need to run constantly in the background. You can monitor how applications

and system resources consume battery power.

Extending your battery’s life

O Turn off radio communications if you are not using them, such as Wi-Fi,

Bluetooth, or GPS.

O Reduce screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout.

O Turn off automatic syncing for Gmail, Calendar, Contacts and other

applications.

O Some applications you have downloaded may cause your battery life to

be reduced.

16 Important notice

Checking the battery charge level

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings >

About phone > Status.

2. The battery status (Charging, Not charging) and level (percentage

charged) is displayed at the top of the screen.

Monitoring and controlling what uses the battery

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings >

About phone > Battery use.

2. Battery usage time is displayed at the top of the screen and lists

applications or services using battery power, from greatest amount to

least.

3. Installing an open source operating system

If you install and use an open source operating system (OS) on your phone

rather than using the OS provided by the manufacturer, your phone may

malfunction.

WARNING! If you install and use an OS other than the one provided by the manufacturer, your

phone is no longer covered by the warranty.

To protect your phone and personal data, only download applications from trusted

sources, such as Android Market. If there are improperly installed applications on your

phone, your phone may not work normally or a serious error may occur. You must

uninstall those applications and all their data and settings from the phone.

4. Using an unlock pattern

Set the unlock pattern to secure your phone. From the Home screen, touch

the Applications Key > Settings > Location & security > Set up

screen lock > Pattern. Follow the screens to be guided through drawing a

screen unlock patter by tapping Next. Draw your pattern (connect at least

4 dots) and tap Continue. Draw your pattern again and tap Conﬁrm to set

the pattern.

Caution: Please create a Gmail account before setting an unlock pattern.

This will be useful in the event that you forget the pattern when attempting

to unlock your phone.

Important notice

WARNING! Precautions to take when using pattern lock. It is very important to remember the

unlock pattern you set. You will not be able to access your phone if you use an incorrect

pattern 5 times. You have 5 opportunities to enter your unlock pattern, PIN or password.

If you have used all 5 opportunities, you can try again after 30 seconds.

When you cannot recall your unlock pattern:

If you logged in to your Google account on the phone but failed to enter the

correct pattern 5 times, tap the Forgotten pattern? button. You are then

required to log in with your Google account to unlock your phone. If you

have not created a Google account on the phone or you forgot it, you have

to perform a hard reset.

Caution: If you perform a hard reset, all user applications and user data are

deleted. Remember to back up any important data before performing a hard

reset.

5. Using the hard reset

If it does not restore to the original condition, use a hard reset to initialize

your phone.

When the phone is turned off, press and hold the following keys at the

same time for about 1 to 2 seconds until the touch key backlights turn on:

Power/Lock Key + Down Volume Key . As soon as the

backlight on the touch keys is turned on, release the keys. Then touch and

hold the Home Key until the LG logo is displayed.

Your phone will perform the hard reset.

Caution: If you perform a hard reset, all user applications and user data are

deleted. This cannot be reversed. Remember to back up any important data

before performing a hard reset.

6. Connecting to Wi-Fi networks

To use Wi-Fi on your phone, access a wireless access point or “hotspot.”

Some access points are open and you can simply connect to them. Others

are hidden or use security features; you must conﬁgure your phone to be

able to connect to them.

18 Important notice

Turn off Wi-Fi when you’re not using it to extend the life of your battery.

Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a Wi-Fi network

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings >

Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.

2. Touch the Wi-Fi check box to turn it on and begin scanning for available

Wi-Fi networks.

O A list of available Wi-Fi networks is displayed. Secured networks are

indicated by a lock icon.

3. Touch a network to connect to it.

O If the network is open, you are asked to conﬁrm that you want to

connect to that network by touching Connect.

O If the network is secure, you’re asked to enter a password or other

credentials. Ask your network administrator for details.

4 The Status Bar displays icons that indicate Wi-Fi status.

7. Using a microSD card

Unmounting and removing the microSD Card

To safely remove the microSD card from your device, ﬁrst you need to

unmount the microSD card before removing it from the phone.

WARNING! On the Android OS 2.3, you can download applications from Android Market and can

store them on the microSD card as well as on the device. Therefore, skipping the

unmount procedure can cause a serious error between the microSD card and the

device. In the worst case, the microSD card can become corrupted or damaged.

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings

> Storage > Unmount SD card > OK. Now you can safely remove the

microSD card.

2. Remove the back cover and locate the microSD card slot.

3. Gently pull the exposed edge of the microSD card to remove it from the

slot.

NOTE You can easily damage the microSD card and its adapter by improper operation. Please

be careful when inserting, removing, or handling them.

Important notice

Formatting the microSD Card

Erase all data on the SD card, such as music and photo. You must ﬁrst

unmount to microSD card prior to formatting it.

1. From the Home screen, touch the Application Key > Settings >

Storage.

2. Touch Unmount SD card and OK to release the microSD card from

device use. The icon appears within the Notiﬁcations panel to indicate an

unmounted microSD card.

3. Once released, touch Erase SD card > Erase SD card > Erase

everything.

O Once completely formatted, the microSD is automatically re-mounted

(reconnected for use by the device).

NOTE The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card, after which the ﬁles

CANNOT be retrieved. To prevent the loss of important data, please check the contents

before you format the card.

8. Storage Settings

Viewing Memory in the microSD Card and Internal memory

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings >

Storage.

2. Review the available information.

Formatting the Internal memory

Formatting the internal memory permanently removes all ﬁles stored on the

device.

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings >

Storage.

2. Touch Erase internal memory > Erase internal memory > Erase

everything.

20 Important notice

Device memory

The LG OPTIMUSm+ has 2 GB of internal memory where you can store

user content such as photos, videos, voice recordings, etc. In addition, it

also supports removable microSD card up to 32 GB. Most applications allow

you to choose where the user content will be saved either in the internal

memory or to the removable microSD card.

For example, in the Camera application, touch Settings > Storage >

Internal memory or SD card. When viewing the Gallery application, photos

saved in the internal memory are stacked separately from those saved to

the SD card.

9. Opening and switching applications

Multitasking is easy with Android because you can keep more than one

application running at the same time. There’s no need to quit an application

before opening another. Use and switch between several open applications.

Android manages each application, stopping and starting them as needed

to ensure that idle applications don’t consume resources unnecessarily.

Stopping applications

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings >

Applications > Manage applications.

2. Scroll to the desired application and touch Force stop to close the

application.

TIP To return to your recently used applications, touch and hold the Home Key

A screen

then displays a list of the applications you used recently.

10. Hold your phone straight up

Please hold the mobile phone straight up as a regular phone. The

LG OPTIMUSm+ has an internal antenna. Be careful not to scratch or

damage the back of the phone, as that causes loss of performance.

While making/receiving calls or sending/receiving data, avoid holding the

lower part of the phone where the antenna is located. Doing so may affect

call quality.

Important notice

11. When the screen freezes

If the screen freezes or the phone does not respond when you try to

operate it:

Remove the battery, reinsert it, then turn the phone on. If it still does not

work, please contact the service center.

12. Do not connect your phone when you turn on/off your

PC.

Make sure you disconnect the data cable between your phone and PC;

leaving it connected might cause errors on your PC.

DivX Mobile

ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX® is a digital video format created by DivX, LLC, a

subsidiary of Rovi Corporation. This is an ofﬁcial DivX Certiﬁed® device that

plays DivX video. Visit divx.com for more information and software tools to

convert your ﬁles into DivX videos.

ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX Certiﬁed® device must be

registered in order to play purchased DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) movies.

To obtain your registration code, locate the DivX VOD section in your device

setup menu. Go to vod.divx. com for more information on how to complete

your registration.

DivX Certiﬁed® to play DivX® video up to 640x480, including premium

content.

DivX®, DivX Certiﬁed® and associated logos are trademarks of Rovi

Corporation or its subsidiaries and are used under license.

22 Getting to know your phone

To turn on your phone, press and hold the Power/Lock Key for 3

seconds. To turn off the phone, press and hold the Power/Lock Key for

3 seconds, then touch Power off and OK.

WARNING! Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it can damage the LCD and touch

screen functions. Do not cover the protective ﬁlm on the LCD’s proximity sensor. This

may cause the sensor to malfunction.

Earpiece Lets you hear callers and automated prompts.

Proximity Sensor Senses proximity towards other objects (such as your

head) so that touch commands are not accidentally activated during

call.

NOTES O Do not block the sensor or near sensor to avoid problems with the touch operations.

O The use of a ﬁlm cover produced by manufacturers other than LG can cause a

disturbance in touch operation, the display, etc.

3. Quick Keys

- Phone Key Opens the Phone application for access to the dial pad, Call

log, Contacts, and Groups.

- Contacts Key Opens the Contacts application.

- Messaging Key Opens the Messaging application.

Applications Key Opens the Applications screen where you can view

all of your installed applications.

Menu Key

- Displays the available

options.

Home Key

- Return to the Home

screen from any screen.

Earpiece

Proximity Sensor

Touchscreen

Back Key

- Return to the previous

screen.

Search Key

- Search the web and

contents in your phone.

Power/Lock Key

- Switch your phone on/off

by pressing and holding

this key.

- Turn off and lock the

screen.

Quick Keys

- Phone Key

- Contacts Key

- Messaging Key

- Applications Key

Getting to know your phone

4. Menu Key Opens an options menu with options that affect the current

screen or application.

5. Home Key Returns to the Home screen. If you’re already viewing one of

the Home screen extension panes, it navigates you to the central Home

screen pane. Touch and hold to view the most recently used applications.

6. Power/Lock Key Locks the screen with a single press. Press and hold

to open the phone options menu for the following options: Silent mode,

Airplane mode, Restart, and Power off.

7. Touchscreen Displays all the information needed to operate your phone,

such as applications, call status, date, time, signal status, and battery

strength.

8. Back Key Returns to the previous screen. Also closes pop-up display

items, such as menus and dialog boxes.

9. Search Key Opens the Quick Search BoxTM from the Home screen to

search the phone and the web.

10.Flash Helps take pictures and videos in darker lighting.

11.Camera Lens Use for taking pictures and recording videos. Keep clean

for optimal performance.

12.microSD Slot To store multimedia ﬁles, such as images captured using

the camera, you must insert a memory card into your phone.

microSD Slot

Camera Lens

Flash

Internal Antenna

Microphone

Back Cover

24 Getting to know your phone

13. Internal Antenna

14. Microphone Transmits your voice to the other caller and for

voice-activated functions.

15. Back Cover Encloses the battery compartment.

16. Volume Keys Allows you to adjust the ringer, media volumes, or the

in-call volume during a call.

17. 3.5mm Headset Jack Allows you to plug in an optional headset for

convenient, hands-free conversations. You can also plug in headphones

to listen to music.

18. Accessory/Charger Port Allows you to connect the phone charger, USB

cable, or other compatible accessories.

Volume Keys

- From the Home screen: Controls ringer volume.

- During a call: Controls your earpiece volume.

- When playing a track: Controls volume continuously.

3.5mm Headset Jack

Accessory/

Charger Port

Getting to know your phone

Installing the Battery

1. Use the ﬁngertip cutout along the bottom edge of the phone to remove

the back cover.

2. Align the battery contacts with the terminals in the battery compartment.

3. Push the battery down until it clicks into place.

4. Place the back cover over the battery compartment, then press it

downward until it clicks into place.

Removing the Battery

1. Turn the phone off and use the ﬁngertip cutout along the bottom edge of

the phone to remove the back cover.

26 Getting to know your phone

2. Use the ﬁngertip cutout at the bottom of the battery compartment to lift

the battery out and remove it.

Charging your phone

Slide open the cover of the phone’s

Accessory/Charger Port on the top edge of

your phone. Insert the charger, then plug it

into an electrical outlet.

NOTICE Please only use an approved charging accessory

to charge your LG phone. Improper handling of

the Accessory/Charger Port, as well as the use

of an incompatible charger, may cause damage

to your phone and void the warranty.

Optimizing Battery Life

You can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off features

that run in the background. You can also monitor how applications and

system resources consume battery power.

 From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings

> Applications > Running services. Touch the application you want

to stop running and touch Stop. Then touch OK to conﬁrm.

Tips to extend the life of your battery

㻌 Turn off radio communications that you aren’t using. If you aren’t using

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, use the Settings menu to turn them off

(Note that the GPS receiver is only turned on when you’re using an

application that makes use of it).

Getting to know your phone

㻌 Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout.

㻌 Turn off automatic syncing for Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, and other

applications if you don’t need it.

㻌 Use the Power Control widget to control the wireless connections,

GPS connection, Bluetooth power, display brightness, and syncing

activity.

To check the battery charge level

㻌 From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings

> About phone > Status.

The battery status (Charging or Not charging) and level (as a

percentage of fully charged) will be displayed at the top of the screen.

To monitor and control what uses the battery

The Battery use screen allows you to see which applications are consuming

the most battery power. Information on this screen allows you to identify

downloaded applications you may want to turn off when not being used, so

you can get the most out of your battery power.

㻌 From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings

> About phone > Battery

use.

The screen will display battery usage time. A list of applications or

services using battery power are displayed in order of energy used,

from greatest amount to least.

㻌 Touch an application in the Battery use screen to see the details about

its power consumption. Different applications offer different kinds of

information and they may even include options to modify the settings

so you can reduce power consumption by that application.

28 Getting to know your phone

Installing the microSD card

NOTE The LG OPTIMUSm+ supports memory cards up to 32 GB.

To insert a microSD card:

WARNING! Do not insert or remove the microSD card when the phone is on. Doing so may damage

the microSD card as well as your phone, and the data stored on the microSD card may

be corrupted.

1. Use the ﬁngertip

cutout along the

bottom edge of the

phone to remove the

back cover.

2. Insert the microSD

card into the slot.

Make sure the gold

contact area is

facing downwards.

Your Home screen

Touch screen tips

Here are some tips on how to navigate around your phone.

Touch A single ﬁnger touch selects items. For example, touch an icon (e.g.,

application or menu item), touch words (e.g., menu selection or to answer

on-screen question), or touch letters and numbers to type.

Touch and hold Touch and hold an item on the screen by touching it

and not lifting your ﬁnger until an action occurs. For example, to open a

Context menu for customizing the Home screen, touch an empty area on

the Home screen until the menu pops up.

Drag Touch and hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your

ﬁnger, move your ﬁnger on the screen until you reach the target position.

You can drag items on the Home screen to reposition them.

Swipe or slide To swipe or slide, quickly move your ﬁnger across the

surface of the screen, without pausing when you ﬁrst touch it (so you

don’t drag an item instead). For example, you can drag or slide the screen

up or down to scroll a list or browse through the different Home screens

by swiping from left to right (and vice versa).

Double-tap Double-tap to zoom a web page or a map. For example,

quickly double-tap a section of a web page to zoom that section to ﬁt the

width of the screen. You can also double-tap to control the zoom in Maps

and in other applications.

Pinch-to-Zoom Use your index ﬁnger and thumb in a pinch or spread

motion to zoom in or out when using MetroWEB, a map, or pictures.

Rotate the screen From many applications, the orientation of the screen

rotates with the phone as you turn it from a vertical position to a horizontal

position and back again.

Capturing a Screen Shot If you press the Home Key

and Power/

Lock Key

at the same time, the current image on the screen is

captured. You can ﬁnd the captured image in the Gallery (Note that you

cannot capture an image from a video and some applications).

30 Your Home screen

Lock your phone

When you are not using the LG OPTIMUSm+, press the Power/Lock Key

to lock your phone. This helps prevent accidental presses and saves

battery power.

Also, if you do not use the phone for a while, the Home screen or another

screen you are viewing is replaced with the lock screen to conserve battery

power.

If there are any programs running when the screen turns off, they may be

still running in Lock mode. It is recommended that you exit all programs

before entering Lock mode to avoid unnecessary charges (e.g. phone calls,

Web access and data communications).

Setting an unlock pattern: You can draw your own unlock pattern by

connecting a pattern of dots. To unlock the phone, draw the pattern that you

set on the screen.

Caution: When you set an unlock pattern, you need to create your Google

account ﬁrst.

Caution: If there are more than 5 pattern drawing errors in a row, you

cannot unlock the phone. In this case, you must perform a hard reset. All of

your personal information and downloaded data will be deleted.

Unlock screen

Whenever your LG OPTIMUSm+ is not in use, it returns to the lock screen.

Drag your ﬁnger from bottom to top to unlock the screen.

Getting to Know the Home Screen

The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on your

phone. It displays application shortcuts, icons, widgets, and other features.

Quick Keys

The Quick Keys are located at the bottom of the Home screen and

Applications screen.

: Opens the Phone application which displays the dial pad so you can

dial an unsaved number. It also provides additional tabs to access the

Call log, Contacts, and Groups.

Opens your Contacts list. You can also access the Phone application, Call

log, and Groups by touching the tabs across the top of the screen.

: Opens the Messaging application.

: Opens the Applications screen and displays all of the installed

applications.

To return to the Home screen

㻌 Touch the Home Key at any time, from any application.

To view other Home screen panes

㻌 Slide your ﬁnger left or right across the Home screen. The Home

screen spans seven screen widths, allowing more space for icons,

widgets, shortcuts, and other items.

Your Home screen

Status Bar

Shows device status

information, including the time,

signal strength, battery status,

and notiﬁcation icons.

Application Icon

Touch an icon (application,

folder, etc.) to open the

application and use it.

Quick Keys

Provide easy, one-touch access

to the functions you use the

most.

Applications Key

Touch to open the Applications

screen to view all of your

installed applications.

32 Your Home screen

Adding widgets to your Home screen

You can customize your Home screen by adding shortcuts, widgets or

folders to it. For more convenience using your phone, add your favorite

widgets to the Home screen.

1. From the Home screen, touch the Menu Key

and select Add. Or

touch and hold the empty part of the Home screen.

2. In the Edit Mode menu, touch the type of item you want to add.

3. For example, select Folders from the list and touch the type of folder

you want to add to the Home screen.

4. A new folder icon on the Home screen. You can then drag it to the

desired location on the desired panel.

TIP To add an application icon to the Home screen from the Applications screen, touch and

hold the application you want to add.

TIP To remove an application icon from the Home screen, touch and hold the icon you want

to remove, then drag it to .

NOTE You cannot delete preloaded applications. Only their icons can be deleted from the

screen.

Returning to recently used applications

1 Touch and hold the Home Key . The screen displays a pop-up with

icons of applications you used recently.

2 Touch an icon to open the application or touch the Back Key to return

to the current application.

Your Home screen

Working with Menus

There are two kinds of Android menus: Options menus and Context menus.

Options menus

Options menus contain tools that apply to the activities of the current

screen or application, not to any speciﬁc item on the screen. To open the

available options menu, touch the Menu Key . Not all applications have

Options menus; if you touch the Menu Key on a screen that has no

Options menu, nothing will happen.

Some applications have more Options menu items than can ﬁt in the

options menu. To view the additional menu items, touch More.

Context menus

Context menus contain options that apply to a speciﬁc item on the screen.

To open a Context menu, touch and hold an item on the screen. Not all

items have Context menus. If you touch and hold an item that has no

Context menu, nothing will happen.

Touch More to view additional menu items.

34 Your Home screen

Managing Notiﬁcations

Notiﬁcation icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events,

alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you are in a call.

When you receive a notiﬁcation, the notiﬁcation icon will be displayed in the

Status Bar. You can open the Notiﬁcations panel to view a list of all recent

notiﬁcations. Depending on your settings, you may hear a notiﬁcation sound

and/or the phone may vibrate.

To open the Notiﬁcations panel

 Touch and drag the Status Bar to the bottom of the screen.

 From the Home screen, touch the Menu Key > Notiﬁcations.

The Notiﬁcations panel displays your wireless provider and a list of

your current notiﬁcations organized into ongoing and event-based

notiﬁcations.

When you touch

and hold certain

items on a

screen, a Context

menu opens.

Your Home screen

To respond to a notiﬁcation

1. Open the Notiﬁcations panel. Your current notiﬁcations are listed in the

panel, each with a brief description.

2. Touch a notiﬁcation to view it.

The Notiﬁcations panel will close and the application that corresponds to

your response will open. For example, new voicemail notiﬁcations dial

your voicemail box, and Gmail notiﬁcations open the Gmail application so

you can read your new messages.

To clear all notiﬁcations

1. Open the Notiﬁcations panel.

2. Touch the Clear button.

All event-based notiﬁcations will be cleared; ongoing notiﬁcations will

remain in the list.

To close the Notiﬁcations panel

Touch and drag the tab at the bottom of the Notiﬁcations panel to the top of

the screen or just touch the Back Key .

The panel will also close when you touch a notiﬁcation.

36 Your Home screen

Searching Your Phone and the Web

You can search for information on your phone and on the web by using the

Google search application.

Some applications, such as Gmail, Contacts, and MetroWEB have the ability

to search contents within those speciﬁc applications.

You can conduct the search by typing in the search terms or saying what

you’re looking for. Typing can be useful because the search application can

provide suggestions so you don’t necessarily have to type out your full

request.

Phone and Web search using text entry

1. From the Home screen, touch the Search Key .

When you touch the Search Key on the Home screen or in

other applications that support this, the Quick Search Box will open

automatically.

In some applications, such as Gmail, Contacts, and MetroWEB the

application’s own search box opens when you touch the

Search Key

This is indicated by the application’s icon on the left side of the search box.

Provides one-touch shortcut to

matching search items and past

searches.

Voice Search

Touch to search by voice.

Your Home screen

2. Enter the text you’re searching for in the Quick Search Box.

You can use the Search preferences to conﬁgure some aspects of web

search (for example, whether it makes suggestions below the Quick

Search Box as you type), and what phone features you want to include in

searches. To access settings, open the Search application and touch the

Menu Key > Search settings.

3. Touch to search for the entered terms.

Locking the Screen

You can lock your screen so that only you can unlock it to make calls, access

your data, buy applications, and so on.

Setting an Unlock Pattern, PIN, or Password for the First Time

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings

Location & security.

2. Touch Set up screen lock (under the Screen unlock section of the

settings).

3. Touch Pattern, PIN, or Password.

Pattern: The ﬁrst time you set an unlock pattern, you will see a tutorial

with instructions on how to create it. Read the tutorial and touch Next

(twice). Draw your pattern (connect at least 4 dots) and touch Continue.

Then redraw your pattern and touch Conﬁrm.

PIN: Enter a PIN (at least 4 digits) and touch Continue. Reenter your PIN

and touch OK to conﬁrm it.

As you type, search results from your phone,

previous search terms, and web search

suggestions appear. Touch an item to activate

that search result.

38 Your Home screen

Password: Enter a password (at least 4 characters) and touch Continue.

Reenter your password and touch OK to conﬁrm it.

From then on, any time you wish to turn the phone on or unlock the

screen, you will need to draw your unlock pattern or enter your PIN or

password to unlock the screen.

Changing Your Unlock Pattern

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings

Location & security.

2. Touch Change screen lock (under the Screen unlock section).

3. Draw your current unlock pattern.

4. Touch Pattern to change it (or touch None to remove it).

5. You’re prompted to draw and redraw your new pattern.

Using a PIN or Password to Lock the Screen

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings

Location & security.

2. Touch Set up screen lock (under the Screen unlock section).

3. Touch PIN to lock the screen with a number sequence or touch

Password for an alphanumeric lock sequence.

4. You’re prompted to enter and reenter the lock sequence.

From then on, you will need to enter the sequence and touch OK to

unlock the screen.

NOTES O You have 5 opportunities to enter your unlock pattern, PIN or password. If you used

all the 5 opportunities, you can try again after 30 seconds.

O When you can’t recall your unlock pattern:

- If you’ve created a Google Account on the phone, touch Forgot pattern?. Then you

are required to sign in with your Google Account to unlock your phone.

- If you haven’t created a Google Account on the phone, you need to perform a

factory reset (Caution: If you perform a factory reset, all user applications and

user data will be deleted. Please remember to back up any important data before

performing a factory reset).

1. Turn the power off.

2. Press and hold the following keys at the same time for about 1 to 2 seconds until

the touch key backlights turn on:

Your Home screen

Power/Lock Key

+ the down Volume Key .

3. As soon as the backlight on the touch keys is turned on, release the keys. Then

touch and hold the Home Key

until the LG logo is displayed.

Customizing the Home Screen

You can personalize your Home screen by adding application icons,

shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any Home screen pane. You can also

change the wallpaper.

To add an item to the Home screen

1. Go to the Home screen pane where you want to add the item.

2. Touch the Menu Key and touch Add. Or just touch and hold an

empty spot on the Home screen pane.

NOTE If there is no available space on a particular Home screen pane, Add will not be available;

you must delete or remove an item before you can add another item. In this case, you

have the option of switching to another Home screen pane.

3. In the menu that opens, touch the type of item to add.

You can add the following types of items to the Home screen:

Widgets Add any of a variety of widget applications to your Home screen,

including a clock, a music player, a picture frame, Google search bar, a

power manager, a calendar of upcoming appointments, Weather widget,

and more. Note that more widgets can also be found on Android MarketTM.

Shortcuts Add shortcuts to applications, a bookmarked web page, a

favorite contact, a destination in Maps, a Gmail label, a music playlist, and

more. The shortcuts available depend on the applications you have installed.

40 Your Home screen

Folders Add a folder where you can organize other Home screen shortcuts

and icons, or folders that contain all your contacts, contacts with phone

numbers, or starred contacts. Your folders’ contents are kept up-to-date

automatically.

To move an item on the Home screen

1. Touch and hold the item.

2. Drag the item to a new location on the screen.

Pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item onto the

next available Home screen pane.

3. When the item is where you want it, lift your ﬁnger.

To remove an item from the Home screen

1. Touch and hold the item (note that the Quick Keys change to an icon of a

trash can ).

2. Drag the item to the trash can icon .

3. When the icon turns red, lift your ﬁnger.

To change the Home screen wallpaper

1. From the Home screen, touch the Menu Key > Wallpaper.

You can also touch and hold an empty spot on the Home screen and

then touch Wallpapers in the menu that opens.

2. Touch Gallery, Live wallpapers, or any wallpaper that is displayed.

 Touch Gallery to use a picture you’ve taken with your camera as a

wallpaper. You can crop the picture before setting it as your wallpaper.

 Touch Live Wallpapers to open a list of animated wallpapers installed

on your phone.

Live wallpapers can change according to the time of day, respond to

touching the screen, tell the time, or offer other information.

 Touch any available wallpaper and it will automatically be applied to

your phone.

3. Touch Set wallpaper or Save (if necessary).

Your Home screen

To rename a folder

1. Touch the folder icon to open it.

2. Touch and hold the folder window’s title bar.

3. Enter the new folder name.

4. Touch OK.

Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts

As you build up your list of contacts on your phone, you can use Quick

Contact for Android to quickly chat, email, text message, place a call, or to

locate your contacts. Quick Contact for Android is a special set of icons that

you can use to quickly and easily connect to a contact.

 Open your Contacts list and touch the contact’s picture. A bubble will

open with the available options, displayed as icons. This is the Quick

Contact bubble. Depending on the contact information saved, the

available actions will be displayed above the name.

 Touch a Quick Contact icon to communicate with the contact.

Depending on the icon you’ve touched, a different application will

open.

If you add a shortcut for a contact to your Home screen, you will be able to

use it to open Quick Contact for that contact.

42 Your Home screen

Viewing the Status Bar

The Status Bar uses different icons to display phone information such as

signal strength, new messages, battery life and active Bluetooth and data

connections.

Below is a table explaining the meaning of icons you’re likely to see in the

Status Bar.

ICON DESCRIPTION ICON DESCRIPTION

Microphone muted

during a call Missed call notiﬁcation

In call In call using Bluetooth

device

Speaker On Google Music Playing

An alarm is set Calendar event

notiﬁcation

New email received Sending Email failed

New message received Sending message failed

High priority message

received New voice mail received

Incoming Google talk

message Music currently playing

Silent mode Vibrate mode

Wired headset

connected

EV-DO network

connected

Using EV-DO data

network

Download through the

EV-DO data network

Upload through the

EV-DO data network

Download through 1X

data network

Using 1X data network Upload through 1X data

network

Your Home screen

1X network connected Downloading

Uploading Acquiring GPS Access

GPS On No signal

No service Weak network signal

Strong network signal Airplane mode

Roaming Open Wi-Fi connection

detected

No Wi-Fi signal USB debugging

connected

USB connected Bluetooth On

Bluetooth device

connected Battery empty

More notiﬁcations

available System secure

Internal memory space

full System Alert

SD card inserted Preparing the SD card for

use

No SD card inserted Battery Full

Google sync started Error during Google sync

Battery Charging Battery status

unknown(error)

Location On Receiving location data

from GPS

Strong Wi-Fi Signal

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On-screen keyboard

You can enter text using the on-screen keyboard. The on-screen keyboard

appears automatically on the screen when you need to enter text. To

manually display the keyboard, simply touch a text ﬁeld where you want to

enter text.

Using the keypad & entering text

: Tap once to capitalize the next letter you type. Double tap for all caps.

: Tap to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard.

: Touch to switch the input language or touch and hold to view a list of the

available input languages.

: Touch to insert an emoticon when writing a message.

: Touch to enter a space.

: Tap to create a new line in the message ﬁeld.

: Touch to delete the previous character.

: Touch to open Swype Help.

Entering accented letters

While entering text, your device’s keyboard allows you to enter special

accented characters (e.g. “á”).

For example, to input “á”, touch and hold the “a” key until the zoom-in key

grows bigger and displays different characters relating to the original letter.

Then select the special character you want.

Google account setup

The ﬁrst time you open the Google application on your phone, you are

required to sign in with your existing Google account. If you do not have a

Google account, you are asked to create one.

Setup Wizard

The ﬁrst time you turn on your phone, the Setup Wizard guides you through

signing in to your Google Account. If you don’t have one, don’t worry, the

Setup Wizard will help you create one.

NOTE This phone supports several applications and services. It is recommended that you

purchase a data plan that meets your needs. Contact your service provider for details.

1. Press and hold the Power/Lock Key on the top edge of your phone

to turn it on.

2. On the Welcome screen, touch Continue to set up

your device.

3. Follow the Setup Wizard to conﬁgure your phone settings, including

creating or logging in to your Google Account.

NOTE If you have an existing Google Account, your contacts from that account are synced to

your phone.

Creating your Google account

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key

to open the

Applications screen.

2. Touch Gmail > Next > Create to start the Gmail setup wizard.

3. Enter your name and username for your Google account.

4. Tap Next. Your phone is now communicating with Google servers and

checking username availability.

5. Enter and re-enter your password. Follow the instructions and enter the

required and optional information about your account. Wait while the

server creates your account.

46 Google account setup

Signing in to your Google account

1. Enter your email address and password, then touch Sign in. Wait while

the system signs you in.

2. After signing in, you can use Gmail and take advantage of Google

services on your phone.

3. Once you have set up your Google account on your phone, your phone

automatically synchronizes with your Google account on the Web (This

depends on your synchronization settings).

After signing in, you can use other Google services on your phone.

IMPORTANT!

O Some applications, such as Calendar, only work with the ﬁrst Google

account you add. If you plan to use more than one Google account

on your phone, be sure to sign in to the one you want to use with

applications such as Calendar ﬁrst. When you sign in, your contacts,

Gmail messages, Calendar events and other information from these

applications and services on the Web are synchronized with your

phone. If you do not sign in to a Google account during setup, you are

asked to sign in or create a Google account the ﬁrst time you start an

application that requires one, such as Gmail or Android Market™.

O If you have an enterprise account through your company or other

organization, your IT department may have special instructions on how

to sign in to that account.

Calls 47

Making a call

1. From the Home screen, touch the Phone Key

to open the keypad.

2. Enter the number using the keypad. To delete a digit, touch the Delete

Key .

3. Touch the Call Key

to make a call.

4. To end a call, touch the End icon .

TIP To enter “+” to make international calls, touch and hold .

Calling your contacts

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

to open your contacts list.

2. Scroll through the contact list or enter the ﬁrst letter(s) of the contact you

want to call by touching the Search ﬁeld.

3. In the list, touch the contact you want to call.

Answering and rejecting a call

Unlocked screen Locked screen

Touch to

answer the

call.

Touch to send the caller an

Excuse Message.

Touch to decline the call and

send the caller to voicemail.

Drag right to

answer the

call.

Drag upwards to send

the caller an Excuse

Message.

Drag left to

decline the

call and send

the caller to

voicemail.

48 Calls

Adjusting call volume

To adjust the in-call volume during a call, use the Volume Keys on the left

side of the phone.

Making a second call

1. During your initial call, touch the Menu

Key

> Add call .

2. Dial the number or search your contacts.

3. Touch the Call Key

to connect the call.

4. Both calls are displayed on the call screen. Your initial call is locked and

put on hold.

5. Touch Merge calls to create a conference call.

6. To end active calls, touch the End Key .

NOTE You are charged for each call you make.

Viewing your call logs

From the Home screen, touch Contacts

and choose the Call log tab.

View a complete list of all dialed, received and missed voice calls.

TIP Touch any call log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call.

TIP Touch the Menu Key > Delete all to delete all the recorded items.

Call settings

You can conﬁgure phone call settings and other special features offered by

your carrier.

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key to open the

Applications screen.

2. Touch Settings.

3. Touch Call settings and choose the options that you want to adjust.

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Contacts

The Contacts application allows you to store names, phone numbers and

other information in your phone’s memory.

Using Your Contacts

Use the Contacts application to add, view, and communicate with your

friends and acquaintances.

To open your Contacts application

 From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key >

Contacts

Touch the Home Key and then the Contacts Key in the Quick

Keys bar.

All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list. If you have a

new phone and haven’t added any contacts yet, the Contacts application

will display hints on how to start adding contacts to your phone.

To open a list of your favorite contacts

 Open your Contacts application and touch the Groups tab at the top

of the screen. Then touch Favorites.

Favorites lists the contacts you’ve added to the list, followed by a list

of your Contact Groups.

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To view details about a contact

1. Open your Contacts application.

2. Touch the contact whose details you want to view.

Touch an icon to call, message, or open other applications.

 The Dial icon places a call to the number.

 The Message icon starts a message.

 The Email icon starts an email.

 The Chat icon starts a chat.

Touch the Menu Key for the following menu options: Edit contact,

Share, Options, Add to homescreen, Delete contact, and More (Export

and Set speed dial).

Adding Contacts

You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the

contacts in your GoogleTM Account, Microsoft Exchange account, or other

accounts that support syncing contacts.

The Contacts application tries to join new addresses with existing contacts,

to create a single entry. You can also manage that process manually.

To add a new contact

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch the the Menu Key > New contact.

3. If you have more than one account with contacts, touch Contact type at

the top of the screen and choose the account to which you want to add

the contact.

4. Enter the contact’s name.

5. Touch a category of contact information, such as phone number and

email address, to enter that kind of information about your contact.

6. Touch a category’s plus button to add more than one entry for that

category. For example, in the phone number category, add a work

number and a home number. Touch the label button to the left of the

entry item information to open a drop-down menu of preset labels. For

example, Mobile and Work for a phone number.

7. Touch the Picture Frame icon to select a picture to display next to the

name in your list of contacts and in other applications.

8. When you’re ﬁnished, touch Save.

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts

If you have contacts stored in vCard format on a microSD card you can

import them into your Contacts application on your phone. You can also

export contacts in vCard format onto a microSD card.

Export to back them up to a computer or other device or so you can send a

contact via email.

To import contacts from your microSD card

You can copy contacts, in vCard format, onto your microSD card then import

them into your phone.

1. Insert the memory card (that contains the vCard ﬁles) into your phone.

2. Open the Contacts application.

3. Touch the Menu Key > More > Import/Export.

4. Touch Import from storage.

5. If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the account into

which you want to import the contacts.

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6. Touch the ﬁles you want to import from the microSD card. Then touch

Import.

To export contacts to your microSD card

You can export all of the contacts on your phone to your microSD card, as

vCard ﬁles. You can then copy this ﬁle to a computer or another device that

is compatible with this format, such as an address book application.

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch the Menu Key > More > Import/Export.

3. Touch Export to storage > SD card.

4. Touch the contacts you wish to export to the SD card. To export all

contacts, touch Select All in the top left corner of the screen.

Then touch Export and OK.

To share a contact

You can share a contact with someone by sending it to them as a vCard ﬁle.

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch the contact you want to share to view the contact details.

3. Touch the Menu Key > Share.

4. Choose the method for sending.

5. Enter the necessary information and share it.

Contacts

Adding a Contact to Your Favorites

The Favorites section contains a short list of the contacts you communicate

with most often.

To add a contact to your favorites list

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch a contact to view its details.

3. Touch the star to the right of the contact’s name.

When the contact is added to your favorites list, the star will be gold-

colored.

To remove a contact from your favorites list

1. Open the Contacts application and touch the Groups tab.

2. Touch Favorites and then touch a contact entry to view its details.

3. Touch the gold star to the right of the contact’s name.

The grey-colored star will indicate that the contact was removed from

your Favorites list.

Searching for a Contact

It’s easy to search for a contact by name.

To search for a contact

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch the Search ﬁeld at the top of the screen or touch the Search Key

3. Start entering the name of the contact you’re searching for. As you type,

contacts with matching names will appear below the search box.

4. Touch a matching contact in the list to view its details.

You can also search by nickname, email, organization and number.

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Editing Contact Details

You can change or add details saved in your contact entries. You can also

set speciﬁc ringtones to speciﬁc contacts or determine whether calls from

speciﬁc contacts are diverted to your voicemail.

Some contact entries contain information from multiple sources:

information that you added manually, information that Contacts joined from

multiple accounts to consolidate duplicates, etc.

If you ﬁnd duplicate entries in Contacts, you can join them into a single entry.

Changes made to information from one source do not automatically change

the information on the other sources. For example, if you have information

about a contact from a Google Account and an Exchange account and both

are conﬁgured to sync contacts, changes to the contact from the Google

Account are synced to that account on the web, but the information from

the Exchange account will remain unchanged.

To edit contact details:

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch and hold the contact whose details you want to edit. In the menu

that opens, touch Edit contact.

3. Edit the contact information.

4. Touch Save to save the changes.

To change a contact’s default phone number

The default phone number is used when you initiate a call or send a text

message using the context menu (by touching and holding a contact).

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch the name of a contact in the list to view its details.

3. Touch and hold the phone number you want to use as the contact’s

default phone number.

4. Touch Make default number in the menu that opens.

The default phone number is indicated by a checkmark.

Contacts

To set a ringtone for a contact

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch the name of a contact in the list to view its details.

3. Touch the Menu Key > Options.

4. Touch Ringtone and then touch a ringtone to select it.

5. Touch OK to save the ringtone to the contact.

To delete a contact

1. Open your Contacts list or Favorites list.

2. Touch the name of a contact in the list to view its details.

3. Touch the Menu Key > Delete contact.

 If you delete a contact from Google Contacts (or another account with

editable contacts), the contact is also deleted from Contacts on the

web the next time you sync your phone.

 You can’t delete contacts from a read-only account, such as Facebook.

Instead, a dialog box informs you that the contact will be hidden.

 If the contact contains information from both editable accounts (such

as Contacts) and from a read-only account (such as Facebook), a dialog

box informs you that the information from the read-only account will

be hidden, not deleted.

4. Touch OK to conﬁrm that you want to delete the contact.

Communicating with Your Contacts

From the Contacts or Groups tab, you can quickly call or send a text (SMS)

or multimedia message (MMS) to a contact’s default phone number. You

can also open a list of all the ways you can communicate with that contact.

This section describes ways to initiate communication when viewing your

list of contacts. The Contacts application shares your contacts with many

other applications, such as GmailTM and Messaging.

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To connect by using Quick Contact for AndroidTM

1. Touch a contact’s picture to open Quick Contact for Android.

2. Touch the icon corresponding to the type of communication you want to

start.

The communication icons displayed depend on the types of information

you saved in the contact information.

To communicate with a contact

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch the contact with whom you want to communicate.

3. In the contact’s details screen, touch the way to start communicating

with the contact.

 The Dial icon places a call to the number.

 The Message icon starts a message.

 The Email icon starts an email.

 The Chat icon starts a chat.

NOTE Anytime you see the Dial icon next to a number, such as in your Favorites or Call log,

just touch it to call that number.

Contacts

To call a contact’s default number

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch and hold the contact you wish to call.

3. Touch Call contact in the menu that opens.

To send a text or multimedia message to a contact’s default number

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch and hold the contact you wish to message.

3. Touch Text contact in the menu that opens.

Selecting Which Contacts are Displayed

You can hide contacts that don’t have phone numbers. You can also

conﬁgure which groups of contacts you want to display in the Contacts list.

To set whether contacts without phone numbers are displayed

If you use your list of contacts only to call people, you can hide any contacts

that don’t have phone numbers.

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch the Menu Key > More > Display options.

3. Touch Only contacts with phones to select or deselect this option.

When selected, a checkmark will appear.

4. Touch Apply to save the settings.

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To change which groups are displayed

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch the Menu Key > More > Display options.

3. Touch an account to open its list of available groups.

4. Touch each group whose contacts you want to view in your Contacts

application. Contact types with a checkmark will appear in your contacts

list. This action affects only which contacts are displayed. Your sync

settings will not be affected.

5. Touch Apply to save your settings.

Joining Contacts

When you add an account or add contacts in other ways, such as by

exchanging emails, the Contacts application attempts to avoid duplication by

joining contact information automatically. You can also join contacts manually.

To join contacts

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch the contact entry to which you want to add information. The

contact name for this entry will remain unchanged after you join with

another contact.

3. Touch the Menu Key > Edit contact.

4. Touch the Menu Key > Join.

5. Touch the contact whose information you want to join with the ﬁrst

contact. The information from the two contacts will be merged and

displayed under the name from the ﬁrst contact.

6. Touch Save to conﬁrm you want to join the entries. The contact

information will be displayed in one contact entry.

Contacts

Separating Contact Information

Each contact entry on your phone may contain ‘joined’ information from a

variety of sources.

If contact information from different sources was joined in error, you can

separate the information back into individual contact entries on your phone.

To separate contact information

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Touch the contact entry whose information you want to separate.

3. Touch the Menu Key > Edit contact.

4. Touch the Menu Key > Separate.

5. Touch OK to conﬁrm you want to separate the entries. The contact

information will separated into individual contact entries in the Contacts

list.

Voice Dialer

You can use the Voice Dialer application to place a phone call by speaking

the name of a contact or a phone number.

To place a call by speaking

1. From the Home screen, touch Voice Dialer . If you have a Bluetooth

headset that supports “voice-recognition” or “voice dialing,” you may be

able to open Voice Dialer by pressing your headset’s main button or in

some other way, and dial by voice using your headset. For details, see

the documentation that came with your headset.

2. Say “Call” followed by the name of the contact or say “Dial” followed

by a phone number.

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Call a Contact by Voice Dialing

You can call numbers directly by saying the contact’s name or number.

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Voice Dialer

2. Say “Call” or “Dial” and then a name or a phone number. Or you can

say “Redial” to redial the last number dialed.

3. If a list of results is displayed, touch the one you want to use.

Open an Application using Voice Dialer

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Voice Dialer

2. Say “Open” and then an application name.

3. If a list of results is displayed, touch the one you want to use. The device

opens the corresponding application.

Messaging

Your LG OPTIMUSm+ combines text messages (SMS) and multimedia

messages (MMS) into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu.

Sending a message

1. From the Home screen, touch Messaging

> New message.

2. Enter a contact name or number into the To ﬁeld. As you enter the

contact name, matching contacts appear. Touch a suggested recipient.

You can add multiple contacts.

NOTE You are charged for one text message for every person you send the message to.

3. Touch the text ﬁeld to start entering your message.

TIP Touch the Menu Key to open the Options menu. Choose from Call, Add subject,

Discard, Attach, Insert Smiley, and All messages.

TIP You can touch Attach

to attach a ﬁle to your message.

4. Touch Send to send your message.

5. Responses appear on the screen. As you view and send additional

messages, a message thread is created.

WARNING! The 160-character limit may vary from country to country depending on the language

and how the SMS is coded.

WARNING! If an image, video or audio ﬁle is added to an SMS message, it is automatically

converted into an MMS message and you are charged accordingly.

NOTE When you get an SMS message during a call, you receive a notiﬁcation.

Changing your message settings

Your Messaging settings are predeﬁned so that you can send messages

immediately. You can change the settings based on your preferences.

Touch Messaging in the Home screen and touch the Menu Key >

Settings.

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Setting up your email

From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key and select Email

. Enter the email address and the password to set up your email.

Microsoft Exchange email account

The following settings may need to be entered when setting up your

Microsoft Exchange accounts:

Email address – Enter the account email address.

Username – Enter the account username.

Password – Enter the account password.

Domain – Enter the account domain name (optional).

Server address – Enter the server address.

Use SSL – Choose whether to use SSL for Microsoft Exchange.

Sync contacts – Choose whether to synchronize the Microsoft Exchange

account contacts.

Sync calendar – Choose whether to synchronize the Microsoft Exchange

account calendar.

Other (POP3 & IMAP) email account

Email address – Enter the account email address.

Password – Enter the account password.

Incoming server – Enter the incoming email server address.

Incoming Port – Each account’s default port number is displayed.

Incoming Security type – Allows you to select the security type.

Outgoing mail server – Enter the outgoing email server address.

Outgoing Port – Each account’s default port number is displayed.

Outgoing Security type – Allows you to select the security type.

Accounts screen

The Accounts screen lists your combined inbox and each of your email

accounts.

Touch the Application Key and select Email. The Account screen

appears. If the inbox of an account appears, touch the Menu Key >

Accounts.

You can touch an account to view its Inbox. The account from which you

send email by default is indicated with a check mark.

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Composing and sending email

To compose and send a message:

1. In the Email application, touch the Menu Key > Compose.

2. Enter an address in the To ﬁeld for the message’s recipient. As you

enter text, matching addresses from your list of contacts are suggested.

Separate multiple addresses with commas.

3. Touch the Menu Key > Add Cc/Bcc to copy other contacts/email

addresses.

4. Enter the text for the message.

5. Touch the Menu Key > Add attachment to attach a ﬁle to your

message.

6. Touch Send to send the message.

If you’re not ready to send the message, touch Save as draft to save

it to the Drafts folder. Touch the draft message in the Drafts folder to

resume working on it. Your message is also saved as a draft if you touch

the Back Key

before sending it. Touch Discard to abandon and

delete a message, including a saved draft. If you aren’t connected to a

network, for example if you’re working in airplane mode, the messages

you send are stored in your Outbox folder until you connect to a

network. If it contains any pending messages, the Outbox is displayed

on the Accounts screen.

Please note that messages sent using an Exchange account are not located

on the phone; they are located on the Exchange server itself.

If you want to see your sent messages in the Sent folder, you often need to

open the Sent folder and select Refresh from the Options menu.

TIP When a new email arrives in the inbox, you will receive a notiﬁcation by sound or

vibration (if sound is on). Tap the email notiﬁcation to view the message.

Working with account folders

Each account has Inbox, Outbox, Sent and Drafts folders. Depending on

the features supported by your account’s service provider, you may have

additional folders.

Adding and editing email accounts

To add an email account

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key , then select

Email .

2. Enter the email address and the password to set up your email.

To change account settings

1. Open the Accounts screen.

2. Touch and hold the account you want to change. In the menu that opens,

touch Account settings.

To delete an email account

1. Open the Accounts screen.

2. Touch and hold the account you want to delete.

3. Touch Remove account in the menu that opens, then touch OK to

conﬁrm.

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Gmail

Opening Gmail and Your Inbox

When you open the Gmail application, the most recent conversations are

displayed in your Inbox.

To open the Gmail application

From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Gmail .

All of your conversations are displayed in your Inbox unless you delete,

archive, or ﬁlter them.

The current Google Account is displayed at the top right of the Inbox. If

you have more than one account, you can switch accounts to view the

messages in each Inbox.

Conversations with new messages are displayed with bold subject lines.

To read a message in a conversation, touch its subject line text.

> indicates that this message was sent directly to you.

>> indicates that you were CC’d on this message.

No indicator indicates that this message was sent to a group that

includes you.

To open your Inbox when Gmail is running

If you are viewing a message or another label, touch the Back Key until

you return to your Inbox.

 When reading a message, touch the Menu Key > Go to inbox



When viewing a list of labeled conversations, touch the

Menu Key

> More > Go to inbox.

To switch accounts

Gmail displays conversations and messages from one Google Account at

a time. If you have more than one account, you can open the Accounts

screen to view how many unread messages you have in each account and

to switch accounts.

1. From your Gmail Inbox, touch the Menu Key > Accounts.

2. Touch the account that contains the email you want to read.

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Reading Your Messages

When viewing a list of conversations in your Inbox or in any list of labeled

conversations, you can open a conversation to read its messages.

To read a message

 Touch a conversation that contains the message you want to read.

A conversation opens to the ﬁrst new (unread) message, or to the

ﬁrst starred message, if you’ve previously starred a message in the

conversation.

The Google Talk online status will appear next to the name of the

sender of each message if the sender has a Google Account. Touch

the contact’s picture to open Quick Contact.

When reading messages in a conversation, you can use the buttons at

the bottom of the screen to archive the entire conversation or delete

it. After you delete a conversation, you can touch Undo in the green

bar that appears at the top of the screen to undo the last action and

restore the message to its previous location.

You can also touch the arrow buttons to read the next, oldest, unread

message in a conversation in your Inbox (or the conversation list

you’re working in).

Touch on the message header to access options for replying or

forwarding the message.

To reread a message

When you open a conversation, messages that you’ve already read are

minimized into a tab that indicates the number of hidden messages.

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Gmail . Then

touch the conversation you want to view and the tab indicating minimized

messages.

2. Touch the contact name to open that message.

When reading a message you can touch the Menu Key > Mark

unread to return a read message to the unread state. For example, to

remind yourself to read it again later.

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Composing and Sending a Message

You can compose and send a message to people or groups with Gmail

addresses or other email addresses.

To compose and send a message

1. From the Home screen, touch the

Applications Key

> Gmail >

Menu Key

> Compose.

2. Enter a recipient’s address in the To ﬁeld.

As you enter text, matching addresses are offered from your Contacts

list. You can touch a suggested address or continue entering text to enter

a new one.

3. Touch the Menu Key > Add Cc/Bcc to copy recipients, if necessary.

4. Enter a subject for the message in the Subject ﬁeld.

5. Continue into the next ﬁeld to enter your email message.

6. Touch the Menu Key > Attach to add an attachment to the email.

7. Touch Send to send your message.

If you’re not ready to send the message, touch to save the message

as a Draft. You can read your drafts by opening messages with the Draft

label.

To erase the message, touch the Menu Key > Discard (including

any saved drafts).

If you aren’t connected to a network

for example, if you’re working in

Airplane mode

the messages that you send are stored on your phone

with the Outbox label until you connect to a network again.

Replying to or Forwarding a Message

You can continue an email conversation by replying to a message or by

forwarding it.

To reply to or forward a message

1. Touch on the message header to access options for replying or

forwarding the message.

2. Touch Reply, Reply all, or Forward.

Replying to or forwarding messages without changing the subject adds

your reply to the current conversation.

Changing the subject starts a new conversation.

The message will open in a new screen where you can add or remove

addresses, edit the subject, and add or remove text or attachments.

You can add one or more people to an ongoing conversation by replying

to all and then adding the new person’s address(es) to the reply.

Note that the conversation text and previous messages are also included

in your reply (or forward).

3. Touch Send to send your message.

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Working with Conversations in Batches

You can archive, label, delete, or perform other actions on a batch of

conversations at once, in your Inbox or in another label.

1. From the Inbox, or a folder with another label, touch the checkbox for all

the messages you want to include in the batch.

When you checkmark a conversation, the Archive, Delete, and Labels

buttons appear at the bottom of the screen.

2. Touch Archive, Delete, or Labels or touch the Menu Key > Add

star, Mark unread, Mark important, Report spam, Mute, More.

Your action affects the selected batch of messages.

If you accidentally delete a batch of conversations, you can touch Undo

in the green bar (that appears brieﬂy after the action) at the top of the

screen to undo the action and restore the message(s) to the previous

location. You can also use Undo after muting, archiving, and reporting

spam.

Labeling a Conversation

As mentioned previously, conversations are organized by labels. Gmail has

several default labels, but you can also add your own through Gmail on the

web.

To label a conversation

1. When reading a conversation’s messages, touch the Menu Key >

Change labels.

2. In the dialog box that opens, check the labels you want to assign to the

conversation and touch OK.

To label a batch of conversations at once

You can assign or change the labels of one or more conversations at once.

1. From your Inbox, or a folder with another label, checkmark the

conversations to select a batch.

2. Touch Labels at the bottom of the screen.

3. In the dialog box that opens, check the labels you want to assign to the

conversation.

4. Touch OK.

Starring a Message

You can star an important message or conversation to make it easy to

locate again.

To star a message

 When reading a message, touch the star in its header.

 When viewing a list of conversations, touch its star to star the

newest message in the conversation.

To unstar a message

 Touch the message’s star again.

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Viewing Conversations by Label

You can view a list of the conversations that have the same label, including

conversations with starred messages.

1. When viewing your Inbox, or a folder with another label, touch the Menu

Key > Go to labels.

2. Touch a label to view a list of conversations with that label.

NOTE The conversation list will resemble your Inbox. Most of the options available while using

your Inbox will also be available while viewing these lists of labeled messages.

Reporting Spam

The Gmail service is quite effective at preventing spam (junk mail) from

reaching your Inbox. But when spam does make it through, you can help

improve the Gmail service by reporting the conversation as spam.

To report a conversation as spam

 When reading a message, touch the Menu Key > More > Report

spam.

 From the Inbox, touch the checkmark box to select the messages you

want to report as spam > Menu Key > Report spam.

When you report a conversation as spam, the conversation (and all its

messages) are removed from your Inbox. You can view the messages

you’ve marked as spam by viewing messages with the Spam label.

Synchronizing Your Messages

The Gmail service has the resources to store all the messages you’ve ever

sent or received; your phone does not. To save space, Gmail downloads

only some of your messages to your phone. Use the Settings application to

control how and when applications synchronize their data.

To select which conversations to synchronize

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key

> Gmail

2. Touch the Menu Key > More > Settings > Select the desired

account > Sync inboxes and labels.

The Synchronization screen opens, displaying a list of your Gmail labels.

Below each label is its current synchronization setting:

Sync all, Sync last 4 days, or Sync none (If Sync none is selected, the

labeled conversation is not synchronized).

3. Touch a conversation label whose synchronization settings you want to

change.

A dialog box for that conversation label opens, with three options:

O

Sync none Don’t download any conversations that have only this label.

O

Sync last 4 days Download the previous 4 days (or number of days

you set) of conversations.

O

Sync all Download all conversations with this label.

To set how many days of conversations to synchronize

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key

> Gmail

2. Touch the Menu Key > More > Settings > Select the desired

account > Sync inboxes and labels.

3. Touch Amount of mail to sync.

4. Enter the number of days and touch OK.

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Appending a Signature to Your Messages

You can add information to every email you send, such as your name,

contact information, or even “Sent from my AndroidTM phone”.

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key

> Gmail

2. Touch the Menu Key > More > Settings > Select the desired

account > Signature.

3. Enter a signature or other information.

4. Touch OK.

Changing Gmail Settings

You can change a number of settings for Gmail. Each Google Account has its

own settings, so your changes affect only the current account. Notiﬁcation

volumes and some synchronization settings can also be changed in the

Settings application.

 From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key

> Gmail

Menu Key > More > Settings and select the desired account.

Camera

To open the Camera application, from the Home screen touch the

Applications Key > Camera or touch the Camera icon on the Home

screen.

Getting to know the viewﬁnder

TIP To close all shortcut options to give a clearer viewﬁnder screen, touch the center of the

viewﬁnder once. To display the options, touch the screen again.

Zoom - Allows you to zoom in or out. The Volume Keys will also adjust

the zoom.

Settings - Touch this icon to

open the Settings menu. See

'Using the advanced settings'.

Brightness - Deﬁnes and controls of the amount of sunlight entering

the lens. Slide the brightness indicator along the bar toward “-” for a

lower brightness image or toward “+” for a higher brightness image.

Mode Switch - Slide this icon down

to switch to video mode.

Capture - Takes a picture.

Gallery - Touch to view the last photo

you captured. This enables you to

access your Gallery and view saved

photos from within camera mode.

Flash – Allows you to set the ﬂash to take pictures in darker areas.

Scene mode – Allows you to set the scene mode.

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Zoom Shortcuts

Pinch In Pinch Out

Taking a quick photo

1. Open the Camera application.

2. Hold the phone horizontally and point the lens towards the subject you

want to photograph.

3. Touch and hold the Capture Button . In the center of the viewﬁnder

screen, a focus box starts blinking as it tries to get the subject in focus.

4. The focus box turns green when the subject is in focus.

5. Lift your ﬁnger off the Capture Button to take the picture.

Once you’ve taken the photo

Your captured photo appears on the screen.

: Touch to share your photo using Bluetooth, Email, Gmail,

Google+, Messaging, Picasa, or any other application that supports

this function.

NOTE Additional charges may apply when MMS messages are downloaded while roaming.

TIP If you have a social networking account and set it up on your phone, you can share your

photo with the social networking community.

Pinch in to zoom out the image. Pinch out to zoom in the image.

Camera

: Touch to use the image as a Contact icon or wallpaper.

: Touch to edit the name of the selected picture.

: Touch to delete the image.

: Touch to take another photo immediately. Your current photo is saved.

: Touch to view a gallery of your saved photos.

Using the advanced settings

In the viewﬁnder, touch Settings

to open all advanced options. Change

the Camera settings by scrolling through the list. After selecting the option,

touch the Back Key .

Image size – Touch to set the size (in pixels) of the picture you take.

ISO – The ISO rating determines the sensitivity of the camera’s light sensor.

The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the camera is. This is useful in darker

conditions when you cannot use the ﬂash. Select from ISO values of Auto,

400, 200 and 100.

White balance – White balance ensures that the white areas in your picture

are realistic. To enable your camera to adjust the white balance correctly,

you may need to determine the light conditions. Choose from Auto,

Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent and Cloudy.

Color effect – Allows you to select a color tone for your new photo.

Timer – The self-timer allows you to set a delay after the Capture Button is

pressed. Select Off, 3 sec, 5 sec or 10 sec. This is ideal if you want to be in

the photo.

Image quality – Choose from Super ﬁne, Fine and Normal. The ﬁner the

quality, the sharper the photo. However, the ﬁle size increases as a result,

which means you can store fewer photos in the memory.

Auto review – Allows you to choose if you wish to display the picture you

just took.

Shutter sound – Allows you to select one of four shutter sounds.

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Tag location – Activate to use your phone’s location-based services. Take

pictures wherever you are and tag them with the location. If you upload

tagged pictures to a blog that supports geo-tagging, you can see the

pictures displayed on a map.

NOTE This function is only available when GPS is active.

Storage – Allows you to save the image in Internal memory or SD card.

: Restore all Camera default settings.

: Touch whenever you want to know how this function operates. This

provides you with a quick guide.

TIP When you exit the Camera, some settings return to their defaults, such as white balance,

color effect, timer and scene mode. Check these before you take your next photo.

TIP The Settings menu is superimposed over the viewﬁnder so, when you change elements

of the image color or quality, you see a preview of the image change behind the Settings

menu.

Viewing your saved photos

Access your saved photos while in Camera mode. Just touch the picture

thumbnail at the bottom right corner of the screen. Touch the screen to

display the following options for the image: Slideshow and Menu.

TIP Swipe left or right to view other photos or videos.

: Touch to see a slideshow.

: Touch to share the contents or delete a photo. Touch More for more

options.

Details – Allows you to see the details of the current image.

Set as – Allows you to set the image as a Contact icon or Wallpaper.

Crop – Allows you to crop your photo. Move your ﬁnger across the

screen to select the area.

Rotate Left – Allows you to rotate the image to the left.

Rotate Right – Allows you to rotate the image to the right.

Video camera

Camcorder

To open the Camcorder application, from the Home screen touch the

Applications Key > Camera or touch the Camera icon on the Home

screen and slide the Mode Switch down to Camcorder mode.

Getting to know the viewﬁnder

Recording a quick video

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Camera .

2. Slide the Mode Switch to Camcorder mode.

3. The video camera viewﬁnder appears on the screen.

4. Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject you

want to capture in your video.

5. Touch the Record Button

once to start recording.

Duration – Allows you to set the duration mode for videos.

Zoom - Allows you to zoom in or out. The Volume Keys will also adjust

the zoom. You can also pinch in and out to zoom. Set the zoom before

starting to record a video. You cannot change the zoom setting during

recording.

Settings - Touch this icon to

open the settings menu. See

'Using the advanced settings'.

Brightness - Deﬁnes and controls of the amount of sunlight entering

the lens. Slide the brightness indicator along the bar toward “-” for a

lower brightness video or toward “+” for a higher brightness Video.

Mode Switch - Slide this icon up to

switch to Camera mode.

Record - Starts recording a video.

Gallery - Touch to view the last video

you recorded. This enables you to

access your Gallery and view your

saved videos from within Video

mode.

Flash Mode – Allows you to set the ﬂash mode.

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6. A timer showing the length of the video is displayed at the bottom of the

screen.

7. Touch the Stop Button

to stop recording. The video will be

automatically saved.

After recording a video

A still image representing your video will appear on the screen.

: Touch to play the video.

: Touch to share your video using Bluetooth, Gmail, Messaging,

YouTube, or any other application that supports this function.

NOTE Additional charges may apply when MMS messages are downloaded while roaming.

: Touch to edit the name of the selected video.

: Touch to record another video right away. Your current video is saved.

: Touch to delete the video you just made. Conﬁrm by touching Ye s. The

viewﬁnder reappears.

: Touch to view a gallery of your saved videos.

Using the advanced settings

Using the viewﬁnder, touch Settings

to open all the advanced options.

Adjust the video camera setting by scrolling through the list. After selecting

the option, touch the Back Key .

Video size – Touch to set the size (in pixels) of the video you record.

White balance – White balance ensures that the white areas in your video

are realistic. To enable your camera to adjust the white balance correctly,

you may need to determine the light conditions. Choose from Auto,

Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent and Cloudy.

Color effect – Allows you to select a color tone to use for your new video.

Video quality – Choose from Super ﬁne, Fine and Normal.

Video camera

Audio recording – Allows you to choose to record video with or without

audio.

Auto review – Allows you to choose if you wish to play the video you just

took immediately after recording it.

Storage – Allows you to save the video in Internal memory or SD card.

– Restore all Video camera default settings.

– Touch if you want to know how this function operates. This provides

you with a quick guide.

Watching your saved videos

1. In the viewﬁnder, touch Gallery or the video thumbnail at the bottom

right corner of the screen.

2. Your Gallery appears on the screen.

3. Touch a video once to bring it to the front of the Gallery. It starts playing

automatically.

Adjusting the volume when viewing a video

To adjust the volume of a video while it is playing, use the Volume Keys on

the left-hand side of the phone.

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Gallery

Opening Gallery and Viewing Your Albums

Open the Gallery application to view albums of your pictures and videos.

To open Gallery and view your albums

 From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Gallery .

 Open Gallery from the Camera application by touching Gallery or

the thumbnail at the bottom right corner of the screen.

The Gallery application presents the pictures and videos saved in your

phone, including those you’ve taken with the Camera application and

those you downloaded from the web or other locations.

If you have a Picasa

account synchronized with one of your phone’s

Google

Accounts, you’ll also see your Picasa web albums in Gallery.

 Touch an album to open it and view its contents.

The pictures and videos in the album are displayed in chronological

order.

 Touch a picture or video in an album to view it.

 Return to the main Gallery screen at any time by touching at the

top left corner of the screen.

Working with Albums

Albums are groups of images and videos in folders on your microSD card

and internal memory or in Picasa web albums.

To open an album and view its contents

 From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Gallery

and touch the album whose contents you want to view.

 Use the slider bar at the bottom of the screen to scroll horizontally

through your pictures and videos.

 The date of the images in view is displayed, so you can scroll by date.

 You can also scroll through an album by swiping the screen left or right.

To change how the contents of an album are displayed

You can view the images and videos in your albums in a chronological grid

or in stacks, sorted by the date and the location where they were taken. You

switch album views with the Album View switch at the top right of the

screen.

 Drag the Album View switch to the right to view the album

contents in stacks.

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 Drag the Album View switch to the left to view the album

contents in a chronological grid again.

Pinch peek

When browsing your images in stacks, you can use a spread gesture to

open up the contents of an image stack. Photos contained within that stack

are then smoothly cycled between your two ﬁngertips.

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To Work with Batches of Pictures or Videos

In addition to working with whole albums and with individual pictures, you can

select one or more pictures or videos in an album to work on them in batches.

For example, to send a few pictures from an album to a friend.

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Gallery .

2. Open the album that contains the pictures and videos you want to work

with as a batch.

3. Touch the Menu Key .

4. Touch the pictures you want to work with to checkmark them. Touch a

checkmarked item to remove the checkmark.

You can checkmark all items or remove all checkmarks, by touching

Select All or Deselect All at the top of the screen.

5. Use the control buttons at the bottom of the screen to perform actions

on the checkmarked items. The control buttons available depend on the

mix of items you’ve selected.

To share an album

You can share the entire contents of one or more albums or individual

images or videos from an album.

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Gallery .

2. Touch the Menu Key .

3. Checkmark or uncheckmark the album(s) you want to share.

4. Touch Share at the bottom left corner of the screen and touch the

application you would like to use to share the selected albums.

5. Enter the necessary information and share it.

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To get details about an album

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Gallery .

2. Touch the Menu Key .

3. Checkmark or uncheckmark the album(s) you want to see details about.

4. Touch More at the bottom right corner of the screen, then touch Details from

the pop-up menu.

To delete an album

You can delete an album and its contents from your microSD card and

internal memory.

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Gallery .

2. Touch the Menu Key .

3. Checkmark or uncheckmark the album(s) you want to delete.

4. Touch Delete at the bottom center of the screen. Touch Conﬁrm Delete

in the pop-up menu.

Working with Pictures

Use Gallery to view pictures that you’ve taken with the Camera application,

downloaded, copied onto your microSD card and internal memory, or that

are stored in Picasa web albums.

To view and browse pictures

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Gallery

and then touch a picture.

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 Turn the phone to view the picture in vertical (portrait) or horizontal

(landscape) orientation. The picture is displayed (but not saved) in the

new orientation.

 Touch the picture to view navigation, zoom, and other control buttons.

 To zoom, touch a zoom icon (+ or -), use the pinch-to-zoom method, or

just double-tap the screen.

 When the picture is zoomed in, drag the picture to view parts that are

not in view.

 When the picture is zoomed to ﬁt in the window, drag left or right to

view the next or previous picture in the album.

To watch a slideshow of your pictures

 When viewing a picture, touch the screen to view the control buttons

then touch Slideshow.

 Touch the screen, or touch the Back Key , to end the slideshow.

To rotate a picture

1. Touch a picture you want to rotate then touch Menu.

2. Touch More. A menu opens with tools for working with the picture.

3. Touch Rotate Left or Rotate Right.

The picture is saved with the new orientation.

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To use a picture as a contact icon or as Home screen wallpaper

1. Touch the picture you want to use, then touch Menu.

2. Touch More.

3. Touch Set as.

4. Touch Contact icon to set the picture to identify a Contact entry or touch

Wallpaper to set the picture as your wallpaper.

5. If you choose to set as a contact icon, the Contacts application will open.

Touch the contact that you want to identify with the picture. If you decide

to set the picture as your wallpaper, crop it, if necessary then touch Save.

To crop a picture

You can crop and save pictures that are stored on your microSD card and

internal memory.

1. Touch the picture you want to crop, then touch Menu.

2. Touch More.

3. Touch Crop.

The cropping box appears on top of the picture.

4. Use the cropping box to select the portion of the picture to keep; the rest

of the photo will be discarded.

 Drag from the inside of the cropping box to move it.

 Drag an edge of the cropping box to resize it to any proportion.

 Drag a corner of the cropping box to resize it with ﬁxed proportions.

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5. Touch Save to save a copy of the picture as you cropped it. The original

uncropped version remains in your phone’s memory.

To get details about a picture

1. Touch the picture you want, then touch Menu.

2. Touch More.

3. Touch Details.

To share a picture

You can share a picture by sending it to friends or posting it in a Picasa web

album.

1. Touch the picture you want to share, then touch Menu.

2. Touch Share.

3. In the menu that opens, touch the application to use to share the

selected picture.

4. Enter the necessary information and share it.

To delete a picture

You can delete a picture from your microSD card and internal memory.

1. Touch the picture you want to delete, then touch Menu.

2. Touch Delete, then touch Conﬁrm Delete in the dialog box that opens.

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Working with Videos

Use the Gallery application to play videos that you’ve taken with the

Camcorder application and to share them with friends.

To play videos

 Open a Gallery album and touch a video.

The video plays in the orientation you recorded it in.

 Touch the screen while the video is playing to view the playback

controls.

To share a video

You can share your videos in a variety of ways, including sending it by email

or multimedia message (MMS), or via a Bluetooth device. You even have

the option to share your videos publicly by uploading it to the YouTubeTM

website.

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Gallery ,

then touch an album.

2. While viewing an album, touch the Menu Key .

3. Touch to checkmark the videos you wish to share.

4. Touch Share.

5. In the menu that opens, touch the application you would like to use to

share the selected videos.

6. Enter the necessary information and share it.

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To delete a video

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Gallery ,

then select an album.

2. While viewing an album, touch the Menu Key .

3. Touch to checkmark the videos you want to delete.

4. Touch Delete.

5. Touch Conﬁrm Delete.

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Music

Your LG OPTIMUSm+ has a built-in music player that lets you play all your

favorite tracks. To access the music player, on the Home screen touch the

Applications Key and select Music player.

Playing a song

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key and select

Music player.

2. Touch Songs.

3. Select the song you want to play.

4. Touch

to pause the song.

5. Touch

to skip to the next song.

6. Touch

to go back to the beginning of the song. Touch

twice to

return to the previous song.

To change the volume while listening to music, press the up and down

Volume Keys on the left-hand side of the phone.

Touch and hold any song in the list. It The following options are available:

Play, Add to playlist, Use as ringtone, Delete, Details, Share and Search.

NOTE Music ﬁle copyrights may be protected by international treaties and national copyright

laws. Therefore, it may be necessary to obtain permission or a license to reproduce or

copy music. In some countries, national laws prohibit private copying of copyrighted

material. Before downloading or copying the ﬁle, check the national laws of the relevant

country concerning the use of such material.

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Transferring ﬁles using USB mass storage devices

To transfer ﬁles using USB devices

1. Connect the LG OPTIMUSm+ to a PC using a USB cable.

2. If you haven’t installed LG Android Platform Driver on your PC, you need

to change the settings manually. From the Home screen, touch the

Applications Key Settings > Connectivity > Default connection

mode > Mass storage only.

3. You can view the mass storage contents on your PC and transfer the

ﬁles.

NOTE If you installed the LG Android Platform Driver, your device will automatically be

connected to the PC.

How to save music/video ﬁles on your phone

1. Connect your phone to the PC using the USB cable. From the Home

screen, touch and drag the Status Bar down. Select USB connected >

Mass storage. Open the desired folder to view ﬁles in your PC. If you

didn’t install LG Android Platform Driver on your PC, you must set it up

manually. For more information, refer to ‘Transferring ﬁles using USB

mass storage devices’.

2. Save music or video ﬁles from the PC to the phone’s removable storage.

O You can copy or move ﬁles from your PC to your phone’s removable

storage using a card reader.

O If there is a video ﬁle with a subtitle ﬁle (*.srt & *.smi ﬁle with the

same name as the video ﬁle), place it in the same folder to display

subtitles automatically when playing the video ﬁle.

O When downloading music or video ﬁles, copyrights must be secured.

Note that corrupted ﬁles or ﬁles with incorrect extensions may damage

your phone.

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Sending data from your phone using Bluetooth

Sending data using Bluetooth

You can use Bluetooth to send data by opening a corresponding application,

not from the Bluetooth menu as on most other mobile phones.

* Sending pictures: Open the Gallery application, then open the picture

and touch Menu > Share > Bluetooth. Check whether Bluetooth is

turned on, then touch Scan for devices. Choose the device you want to

send data to from the list.

* Exporting contacts: Open the Contacts application. Touch the Contact

you want to export. Touch the Menu Key > Share > Bluetooth.

Check whether Bluetooth is turned on, then touch Scan for devices.

Choose the device you want to send data to from the list.

* Sending multi-selected contacts: Open the Contacts application.

To select more than one contact, touch the Menu Key > Share >

Select all > Share > Bluetooth . Check whether Bluetooth is turned on,

then touch Scan for devices. Choose the device you want to send data

to from the list.

* Connecting to FTP (only FTP server is supported on this handset):

From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Settings >

Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings. Touch the check box so you

can search for your phone on other devices. Find the FTP service and

connect to the FTP server.

O If you want to search for this phone from other devices, go to from

the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Wireless &

networks > Bluetooth settings. Select the check box. Your device will

be able to be detected by other devices for 120 seconds.

Utilities

Setting your alarm

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key and select

Clock.

2. If you want to add a new alarm, touch

and select Add alarm.

3. Set the time, then touch Set

to turn on the alarm. After you set the time,

the LG OPTIMUSm+ lets you know how much time is left before the

alarm will sound.

4. Touch the Repeat, Ringtone or Vibrate ﬁelds to set them as desired,

then add a Label to name the alarm.

5. Touch Done to save the alarm.

NOTE To change the alarm settings on the alarm list screen, touch the Menu Key

and select

Settings. You can adjust the below options: Alarm in silent mode, Alarm volume,

Snooze duration and Side button behavior.

Using your calculator

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key and select

Calculator.

2. Touch the number keys to enter numbers.

3. For simple calculations, touch the function you want (+, –, x or ÷)

followed by =.

4. For more complex calculations, touch the Menu Key , touch

Advanced panel, then choose sin, cos, tan, log, etc.

Adding an event to your calendar

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key and select

Calendar.

2. To check the event, touch the date. Touch and hold if you want to add a

new event, then touch New event.

3. Touch the Event name ﬁeld and enter the event name. Check the date

and enter the time you want your event to start and ﬁnish.

4. Touch the Event location ﬁeld and enter the location.

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5. If you want to add a note to your event, touch the Event description

ﬁeld and enter the details.

6. If you want to repeat the alarm, set Repetition, and set Reminders, if

necessary.

7. Touch Done to save the event in the calendar. A colored square in the

calendar marks all days that have saved events. An alarm sounds at the

event start time to help you stay organized.

Changing your calendar view

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key and select

Calendar. Then touch the Menu Key .

2. Select from Day, Week, Month, Agenda, or Today.

Polaris Viewer

Polaris Viewer is a professional mobile ofﬁce solution that lets users

conveniently view various types of ofﬁce documents, including Word, Excel

and PowerPoint ﬁles, anywhere, anytime, using their mobile devices.

Managing ﬁles

Polaris Viewer provides mobile users with convenient ﬁle management

features, including copying, cutting and pasting, and deleting ﬁles and

folders right on the device.

Viewing ﬁles

Mobile users can now easily view a wide variety of ﬁle types, including

Microsoft Ofﬁce documents and Adobe PDF, right on their mobile devices.

When viewing documents using Polaris Viewer, the objects and layout

remain the same as in their original documents.

Utilities

Voice Recorder

Use the Voice Recorder to record voice memos or other audio ﬁles.

Recording a sound or voice

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key and select Voice

Recorder.

2. Touch

to begin recording.

3. Touch

to end the recording.

4. Touch

to listen to the recording.

NOTE Touch

to access your recordings. You can listen to the saved recording.

NOTICE The available recording time may differ from the real time.

Sending the voice recording

1. Once you have ﬁnished recording, you can send the audio clip by

touching the Menu Key > Share.

2. Choose from Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, Messaging, or any other

application that supports this feature. When you select Email, Gmail,

and Messaging, the voice recording is added to the message, then you

write and send the message normally.

Talk

To open Google Talk and sign in

 From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Talk .

When you ﬁrst open Google Talk, your Friends list will be displayed.

This list includes all of the friends you’ve added by using Google Talk

on the web or on the phone.

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To return to your Friends list

You can return to your Friends list while chatting with a friend so that you

can invite another friend to chat, add a friend, etc.

 Touch the Menu Key > Friends list.

To sign out of Google Talk

You can sign out of Google Talk. For example, if you want to limit Google Talk

conversations to your computer. Also, signing out can extend your battery

life.

 From your Friends list, touch the Menu Key > Sign out.

You will no longer receive chat notiﬁcations or see others’ Google Talk

status in other applications, such as GmailTM.

Chatting with Friends

To chat with a friend

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Talk .

If you’re already chatting with someone, you can touch the Menu Key

> Friends list to return to the Friends list.

2. Touch the friend you want to chat with.

3. Enter your message, then touch Send.

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The messages that you exchange are displayed on the screen and include

information about the chat, such as whether it’s on-the-record, the time a

message was sent (if there’s no response after a short while), etc.

To enter an emoticon (smiley), just touch the Menu Key > More >

Insert smiley to open a list of emoticons.

Your chat session will remain open until you end it.

Friends you’re chatting with are displayed at the top of your Friends list,

with the most recent message displayed in a black-on-white balloon.

To accept an invitation to chat

When a friend sends you a Google Talk message, you will receive a

notiﬁcation. The friend’s name in the Friends list turns white and displays

the message.

 Touch the friend in your Friends list.

 Open the Notiﬁcations panel then touch the chat notiﬁcation.

A chat window will open where you can exchange messages with

your friend.

To switch between active chats

If you have more than one chat going, you can switch between chats.

 From the Friends list, touch the name of the person you want to chat

with.

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 From a chat screen, touch the Menu Key > Switch chats and

then the friend you want to chat with.

 While chatting with a friend, swipe left or right across the screen.

To invite a friend to join a group chat

While you’re chatting, you can invite additional friends to join a group chat.

1. On a chat screen, touch the Menu Key > Add to chat.

2. Touch the name of the friend to invite.

The friend you invited and the current participants will receive an

invitation to a group chat. Each one who accepts the invitation will

join the group chat. In a group chat, everyone can see everyone else’s

messages. Group chats appear at the top of your Friends list, with a

group chat icon.

To chat on or off-the-record

Your Google Talk messages are stored, so you can review them later and

even search for them, in the Chats folder in Gmail. If you’d rather not store

the messages in a chat, you can chat off-the-record.

 While chatting, touch the Menu Key > Chat off record.

To return to on-the-record chatting, touch the Menu Key > Chat

on record.

To end a chat

When you’ve ﬁnished your conversation, it’s easy to end a chat session.

 From your Friends list, touch and hold the friend you want to stop

chatting with. In the menu that opens, touch End chat.

 From a chat screen, touch the Menu Key > End chat.

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Application Manager

You can manage your applications with App Manager. To access App

Manager, from the Home screen touch the Applications Key > App

Manager.

O Touch the Running apps tab to view the applications that are currently

being used. The applications with high consumption of resource will

have descriptions in red. Touch Stop to terminate the applications.

O Touch the Installed tab to view all of the installed applications.

O Touch the Storage tab to view the capacity of System memory and

Internal memory.

O You can place the App Manager widget on the Home screen and easily

check the number of currently running applications.

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MetroWEB Browser

The MetroWEB feature allows you to access the internet from your device.

Access and selections within this feature are dependent upon your service

provider. For speciﬁc information on MetroWEB access through your phone,

contact your service provider.

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Browse web pages

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > MetroWEB

. To access a speciﬁc web page, touch the URL input ﬁeld, enter the

web address (URL) of the web page, and touch .

2. Navigate web pages using the following options:

While browsing the web page, use the following options:

 To zoom in or out, double-tap the screen. You can also use the pinch-

to-zoom method. Place your two ﬁngers on the screen and slowly

pinch or spread them apart.

 To open a new window, touch the Menu Key > New window.

 To view the list of bookmarks, touch Bookmarks next to the URL

ﬁeld. You can also add or edit a bookmark from this menu.

 To bookmark the current web page, touch Bookmarks > Add.

Enter the name for the bookmark and touch OK.

Bookmarks

Touch here to view and edit your

bookmarks.

URL Input Field

Touch here to enter a web

address for the web page

you wish to access.

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 When a web page ﬁnishes loading, the RSS Indicator will appear if an

RSS feed is available. Touch the Menu Key > Add RSS Feed

and select the feed you want to save.

 To view the currently active windows, touch the Menu Key >

Windows . You can open multiple pages and switch back and forth

between them.

 To reload the current web page, touch the Refresh Icon . The

Refresh option appears after the web page ﬁnishes loading.

 To stop loading a web page, touch the Stop Icon .

The Stop option appears while a web page is loading.

 To go to previous page, touch the Back Key .

 To go to a next page in history, touch the

Menu Key

Forward .

 To search for text on the web page, touch the Menu Key > More

> Find on page.

 To select text on the web page, touch the Menu Key > More >

Select text. Highlight the text you want with your ﬁnger and tap it.

The highlighted text is copied to the clipboard and you can paste it

anywhere that allows text to be entered.

 To view the web page details, touch the Menu Key > More >

Page info.

NOTE When you are in a secure page, you can see the certiﬁcate of the current page by

touching the View certiﬁcate button on Page info.

 To set the current page as the home page, touch the Menu Key >

More > Set home page.

 To send the web address (URL) of the web page to others, touch the

Menu Key > More > Share page.

 To view the download history, touch the Menu Key > More >

Downloads.

 To customize the MetroWEB settings, touch the Menu Key

Settings.

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Bookmark your favorite web pages

If you know the web address of the web page, you can manually add a

bookmark. To add a bookmark:

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > MetroWEB .

2. Touch Bookmarks next to the URL ﬁeld.

3. Touch Add.

4. Enter a page title and a web address (URL).

5. Touch OK.

From the bookmark list, touch and hold a bookmark and use the following

options:

 To open the web page in the current window, touch Open.

 To open the web page in a new window, touch Open in new window.

 To edit the bookmark details, touch Edit bookmark.

 To add the bookmark shortcut to one of the Home screen panes,

touch Add shortcut to home.

 To send the web address (URL) of the web page to others, touch

Share link.

 To copy the web address (URL) of the web page, touch Copy link

URL.

 To delete the bookmark, touch Delete bookmark.

 To use the web page as your MetroWEB homepage, touch Set as

homepage.

Changing the MetroWEB settings

You can conﬁgure a number of MetroWEB settings, such as managing your

privacy settings.

 To open the MetroWEB settings screen, open MetroWEB and touch

the Menu Key > More > Settings.

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Page content settings

Default zoom Opens a dialog box where you can increase or decrease the

magniﬁcation level that MetroWEB uses when ﬁrst opening a web page.

Open pages in overview Checkmark to open web pages zoomed out, in

an overview. Uncheckmark to open web pages at 100% size, displaying

the top-left corner of the page.

Text encoding Opens a dialog box where you can change the character

encoding standard that MetroWEB uses when displaying text on a web page.

Block pop-up windows Checkmark to prevent websites from opening

windows unless you request it.

Load images Uncheckmark to omit images when MetroWEB displays a

web page. This speeds up web page loading, which can be useful if you

have a slow connection.

Enable power save mode Reduces the display power consumption by

inverting web page colors.

Auto-ﬁt pages Checkmark to have MetroWEB optimize the presentation

of text and other elements of web pages to ﬁt your phone’s screen.

Checkmarking this option also causes MetroWEB to reﬂow a column of

text to ﬁt the screen if you double-tap the screen directly after zooming

with your ﬁngers. Uncheckmark to view pages as designed for a computer

screen so that double-tapping simply switches between zoomed-in and

default view.

Landscape-only display Checkmark to display pages in landscape (horizontal)

orientation on your screen, regardless of how you are holding the phone.

Enable javascript Uncheckmark to prevent JavaScript from running

on web pages. Many web pages function correctly only if they can run

JavaScript features on your phone.

Enable plug-ins Opens a dialog box to select when to enable plug-ins.

Open in background Checkmark to open new windows in the background

when you touch and hold a link, then touch Open in new window. This

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is useful when you are working with windows that take a long time to

download and display. Uncheckmark if you prefer new windows to open in

place of the current window.

Set home page Opens a dialog box where you can enter the URL of a

page that you want to access whenever you open a new window. If you

prefer to open new windows more quickly, by not opening any page by

default, leave the dialog box blank.

Storage Allows you to choose the storage location.

Privacy settings

Clear cache Allows you to clear locally cached content and databases.

Clear history Allows you to clear the MetroWEB history.

Accept cookies Checkmark to allow websites to save and read cookie

data.

Clear all cookie data Allows you to clear all MetroWEB cookie data.

Remember form data Checkmark to allow MetroWEB to remember data

entered into forms for later use.

Clear form data Allows you to clear all saved form data.

Enable location Checkmark to allow sites to request access to your

location.

Clear location access Allows you to clear location access for all websites.

Security settings

Remember passwords Checkmark to allow MetroWEB to save user

names and passwords for websites.

Clear passwords Allows you to clear all saved passwords.

Show security warnings Checkmark to show a warning if there is a

problem with a site’s security.

Advanced settings

Set search engine Allows you to select a search engine.

Website settings Allows you to manage advanced settings for individual

websites.

Reset to default Allows you to restore the MetroWEB settings to default.

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Checking the weather

The Weather application provides weather forecasts. You can place a

Weather widget on your Home screen for a summary of your local weather.

Access the Weather application for more detailed weather information.

To get details about the weather

After adding the Weather widget on the Home screen, touch it to open the

Weather application to view summarized and detailed weather information.

To update or add city

Touch the Weather widget on the Home screen to open the Weather

application to view summarized and detailed weather information.

 Touch the City list icon .

 Touch Current to update your current location.

 Touch at the bottom of the screen to add a city.

 Touch a city in the list to display the weather information for that city.

 Swipe right or left to scroll through the weather information for each of

the cities in your list.

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Changing Weather Settings

You can conﬁgure a number of settings for the Weather application.

The location and related settings also affect the display of the Weather

widget application.

 To open the Weather settings screen, touch the Menu Key >

Settings.

List settings

City list You can add, edit, or remove a city from your list.

General settings

Refresh interval Allows you to set how often to update the weather. More

frequent updates trade the convenience of current information for increased

data use and decreased battery life between charges.

Temperature unit Allows you to use Fahrenheit or Celsius.

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Market

Opening Android Market and Finding Applications

Open Android Market to browse and search for free and paid applications.

To open the Android Market application

 From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Market

or touch the Market icon on the Home screen.

When you open Android Market application for the ﬁrst time, you

must read and accept the terms of service to continue.

To get help with Android Market

Android Market Help web pages are available from all Android Market

screens.

 Touch the Menu Key > Help.

The MetroWEB application opens to the Android Market Help page

with links to many help topics.

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To browse for applications

You can browse applications by category and sort them in different ways.

1. On the Android Market home page, touch a category along the left side

of the screen.

2. Scroll left and right to view subcategories.

3. Touch an application to open its details screen, or further sort the

subcategory by touching TOP PAID, TOP FREE, TOP GROSSING, TOP

NEW PAID, TOP NEW FREE, TRENDING.

4. The descriptions and the prices of the application will be displayed.

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To open a screen with details about an application

 At any time while browsing Android Market, touch an application to

open its details screen.

The Application details screens include a description, ratings,

comments, and related information about the application. From this

screen, you can download, install, uninstall, and rate the application,

and more.

To search for applications

1. Touch at the top right of the screen or touch the Search Key .

2. Enter all or part of an application’s name or description, or the developer’s

name you want to search for then touch on the keypad.

3. Touch a search result to open that application’s details screen.

To return to the Android Market home screen

You can return directly to the Android Market home screen from most other

screens in Android Market.

 Touch the Market icon at the top left corner of the screen.

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Downloading and Installing Applications

When you ﬁnd an application you want, you can install it on your phone.

To download and install an application

NOTE Before you can download a paid application, you must set up a billing arrangement.

1. Find an application you want and open its details screen.

In the application’s details screen, you can read more about the

application, including its cost, overall rating, and comments by users.

Scroll down to the Developer Info section to view more applications by

this developer, visit the developer’s website, or send the developer an

email message.

2. Touch Download or Install (for free applications) or the Price button (for

paid applications).

If the application requires access to your data or control of any functions

on your phone, Market tells you what the application can access.

WARNING!

Read this screen carefully. Be especially cautious with applications that have access to

many functions or to a signiﬁcant amount of your data. Once you accept on this screen,

you are responsible for the results of using this item on your phone.

3. If you agree to the application’s access requirements, touch Accept &

download (for free applications) or Accept & buy (for paid applications).

 If you selected a paid application, you’re redirected to the GoogleTM

Checkout screen to pay for the application before it’s downloaded to

your phone.

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 If you selected a free application (or after touching Accept & buy

in Google Checkout), you receive a series of notiﬁcations as the

application is downloaded and then installed on your phone.

When the application is installed, you can touch the notiﬁcation to

open the application or open it by touching its icon in the Apps screen.

You have 15 minutes to try out an application and, if you decide you

don’t want it, to uninstall it for a refund.

If you have another AndroidTM phone, you can download a paid

application to that phone using the same Android Market account, at

no additional charge.

To create a Google Checkout account

You must have a Google Checkout account associated with your Google

Account to purchase items from Android Market.

 On your computer, go to http://checkout.google.com to establish a

Google Checkout account.

 The ﬁrst time you use your phone to buy an item from Android

Market, you’re prompted to enter your billing information to set up a

Google Checkout account.

WARNING!

When you’ve used Google Checkout once to purchase an application from Android

Market, the phone remembers your password, so you don’t need to enter it the next

time. For this reason, you should secure your phone to prevent others from using it

without your permission.

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Maps

To search for a location

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Maps .

2. Touch the search box at the top of the screen.

3. In the search box, enter the place you’re looking for. You can enter an

address, a city, or a type of business or establishment. For example,

“theater in New York”.

4. Touch the Search Key .

Red markers indicate search matches on the map.

You can touch a marker to open a balloon that contains a label. Touch the

balloon to open a screen with more information about the location, as

well as options for obtaining directions.

To get directions

1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > Maps .

2. Touch the Menu Key > Directions.

3. Enter a starting point in the ﬁrst text box and your destination in the

second text box. You can also select an address from your Favorites,

contacts or history.

To reverse directions, touch the Menu Key > Reverse Start & End.

4. Touch the Car icon for driving directions, the Bus icon for public

transportation directions, the Bicycling icon for bicycling directions, or

Walking icon for walking directions.

5. Touch Get directions.

6. Your route is displayed on a map.

7. To view the directions in a list format, touch List view .

To switch back to your map route from List view, touch the Menu Key

> See map.

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YouTubeTM

Opening YouTube and Watching Videos

You can browse, search for, view, upload, and rank YouTube videos on your

phone with the YouTube application.

To open the YouTube application

 From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key > YouTube

Touch a video to watch it or touch the Menu Key

to take other

actions on the video.

To watch and interact with YouTube videos

 Touch a video to play it.

 Touch the screen to view the Playback controls. You can pause and

play the video or drag the slider to the point in the video you want to

watch.

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 Touch the Back Key to stop playback and return to the videos list.

 Touch the Menu Key for the following options: Home, Browse,

Search, My Channel, Upload, and Settings.

For details about these features, visit the YouTube website.

To search for videos

1. At the top of the main YouTube screen, touch or the Search Key .

2. Enter the text to search for or touch the Microphone icon to search

by voice.

3. Touch a suggestion below the search box or touch the Search icon .

4. Scroll through the search results and touch a video to watch it.

To share your videos on YouTube

You can record and share a video using the YouTube application. First, you

must create a YouTube account and sign into it on your phone.

You can also share the videos you record with the Camera application by

uploading them to YouTube.

1. Touch at the top right of main YouTube screen.

2. If you want to set any conﬁgurations manually, touch the screen to open

the video camera settings.

3. Point the lens to frame the scene where you want to start.

4. Touch to start recording.

5. Touch to stop recording.

6. Touch .

The YouTube Upload details screen is displayed.

7. Enter a title, description, and tags for your video.

8. If you want to share the video with everyone, touch the Privacy ﬁeld and

then touch Public. If not touch Private.

9. Touch Upload.

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Settings

From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key and touch Settings.

Wireless & networks

Here, you can manage Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. You can also set up mobile

networks and switch to airplane mode.

Airplane mode – After switching to airplane mode, all wireless connections

are disabled.

Wi-Fi – This turns on Wi-Fi to connect to available Wi-Fi networks.

Wi-Fi settings – Allows you to set up and manage wireless access points.

Set network notiﬁcation, or add a Wi-Fi network. The advanced Wi-Fi

settings screen is accessed from the Wi-Fi settings screen. Touch the Menu

Key

and touch Advanced.

TIP How to obtain the MAC address

To set up a connection in some wireless networks with MAC ﬁlters, you may need to

enter the MAC address of your LG OPTIMUSm+ into the router. You can ﬁnd the MAC

address in the following user interface: From the Home screen, touch the Applications

Key > Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings> Menu Key > Advanced >

MAC Address.

Bluetooth – This turns on Bluetooth to connect to other Bluetooth devices.

Bluetooth settings – Set the device name and discoverable mode, scan for

other devices. Or check a list of Bluetooth devices that you’ve previously

conﬁgured and those detected when the phone last scanned for Bluetooth

devices.

VPN settings – Displays the list of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) that

you’ve previously conﬁgured. Allows you to add different types of VPN.

Mobile network settings – Set options for data roaming, network mode

and operators, access point names (APNs), and others.

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Call settings

< Voicemail >

Voicemail service – Allows you to select your carrier’s voicemail service.

Voicemail settings – If you are using your carrier’s voicemail service, this

option allows you to enter the phone number to use for listening to and

managing your voicemail.

< Other call settings >

Excuse messages – When you want to reject a call, you can send a quick

message using this function. This is useful if you need to reject a call during

a meeting.

Auto retry – Allows you to enable or disable Auto retry mode.

TTY mode – Allows you to enable or disable TTY.

DTMF tones – Set the length of DTMF tones.

Auto answer – Allows you to enable or disable Auto answer with

Handsfree.

Call restrictions – Restrict incoming or outgoing call.

Call duration – View the duration of calls including all calls, dialed calls,

received calls and last call.

Sound

< General >

Silent mode – Silence all sound except media & alarms

Vibrate – Allows you to set the vibrate mode.

Volume – Allows you to set the volume for ringtones, media and alarms.

If you uncheck the option to use the incoming call volume for notiﬁcations,

you can set the volume for incoming calls and notiﬁcations separately.

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< Incoming calls >

Phone ringtone – Allows you to set your default incoming call ringtone.

< Notiﬁcations >

Notiﬁcation ringtone – Allows you to set your default notiﬁcation ringtone.

< Feedback >

Audible touch tones – Play tones when using the dial pad.

Audible selection – Play sound when making a screen selection.

Screen lock sounds – Play sounds when locking and unlocking the screen.

Haptic feedback – Vibrate when pressing soft keys and on certain UI

interactions.

Emergency tone – Set behavior when an emergency call is placed.

Display

Brightness – Adjust the screen brightness.

Auto-rotate screen – Set to switch orientation automatically when you

rotate the phone.

Animation – Set to display an animation.

Screen timeout – Set the duration for screen timeout.

Location & security

Use wireless networks – If enabled, your phone determines your

approximate location using Wi-Fi and mobile networks. When you select

this option, you’re asked whether you consent to allowing Google to use

your location when providing these services.

Use GPS satellites – If enabled, your phone determines your location to

street level accuracy.

Use assisted GPS – If enabled, your phone uses the server to assist GPS.

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Set up screen lock – Set a Pattern, PIN or Password to secure your

phone.

When you turn on your phone or wake up the screen, you’re asked to draw

your unlock pattern or enter the PIN or password to unlock the screen.

Visible passwords – Select to show passwords as you type them or

deselect to hide passwords as you type them.

Select device administrators – Add one or more administrators.

Use secure credentials – Allows you to access secure certiﬁcates.

Install from SD card – Choose to install encrypted certiﬁcates from your

SD card.

Set password – Set or change the credential storage password.

Clear storage – Clear credentials for all content and reset password.

Applications

You can manage applications.

Unknown sources – Allows you to install non-Market applications.

Manage applications – Manage and remove installed applications.

Running services – Check services that are currently running.

Storage use – View storage used by applications.

Battery use – See what has been using the battery.

Development – Set options for application development.

Accounts & sync

< General sync settings >

Background data – Permits applications to synchronize data in the

background, whether or not you are actively working in them. Unchecking

this setting can save battery power and lowers (but does not eliminate) data

usage.

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Auto-sync – Permits applications to synchronize, send and receive data to

their own schedule.

< Manage accounts >

List of all Google accounts and other accounts you’ve added to your phone.

If you touch an account in this screen, its account screen opens.

Privacy

If you select Factory data reset, it will erase all of your personal data

from the internal phone storage, including information about your Google

account, any other accounts, your system/application data and settings as

well as any downloaded applications and DRM licence. Resetting the phone

does not erase any system software updates you have downloaded or any

ﬁles on your microSD card, such as music or photos. If you reset the phone

in this way, you are prompted to re-enter the same information that you did

when you ﬁrst started Android.

Back up my data – Back up application data, Wi-Fi passwords, and other

settings to Google servers

Automatic restore – If reinstall an application, restore backed up settings or

other data.

Factory data reset – Erases all data on phone

Storage

< Internal memory >

Total space – Shows the total space of the internal memory.

Available space – Shows the available space of the internal memory.

Erase internal memory – Format(erase) the internal memory

< SD card >

Total space – Shows the total space of the SD card.

Available space – Shows the available space of the SD card.

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Mount SD card – Insert an SD card for mounting

Erase SD card - Erases all data on the SD card, such as music and photos.

< System Memory >

Available space - Shows the available space of the system memory.

Language & keyboard

Set Device Language and keyboard settings.

Voice input & output

< Voice input >

Voice recogniser settings – Use the Voice recogniser settings to conﬁgure

the Android voice input feature.

O Language: Opens a screen where you can set the language you use

speech to enter text.

O SafeSearch: Opens a dialog where you can set whether you want the

Google SafeSearch ﬁlter to block some results.

O Block offensive words: When unchecked, Google voice transcribes

words many people consider offensive when you use speech to enter

text. When checked, Google voice recognition replaces those words in

transcriptions with a placeholder comprised of hash symbols ( # ).

O Personalized recognition: Checkmark to improve speech recognition

accuracy.

O Google Account dashboard: Opens the Google Account web page to

manage your collected data.

< Voice output >

Text-to-speech settings – Use the Text-to-speech settings to conﬁgure

the Android text-tospeech synthesizer for applications that can use this

feature.

NOTE If you don’t have speech synthesizer data installed, only the Install voice data setting is

available.

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O Listen to an example: Plays a brief sample of the speech synthesizer,

using your current settings.

O Always use my settings: Checkmark to use the settings on this

screen in place of speech synthesizer settings available in other

applications.

O Default Engine: Opens a dialog where you can set the text-to-speech

application you want to use, if you have more than one installed.

O Install voice data: If your phone does not have speech synthesizer

data installed, this connects to Android Market and guides you through

the process of downloading and installing the data. This setting is not

available if the data is already installed.

O Speech rate: Opens a dialog where you can select how quickly you

want the synthesizer to speak.

O Language: Opens a dialog where you can select the language of

the text you want the synthesizer to read. This is particularly useful

in combination with Always use my settings to ensure that text is

spoken correctly in a variety of applications.

O Pico TTS: Conﬁgure the Pico TTS settings.

Connectivity

Default connection mode – Opens a dialog box to choose the default

connection mode when connecting your phone to a PC via USB. Choose

from Mass storage or Internet connection.

Always ask – Checkmark to have the phone ask you to choose which USB

connection mode it should connect with to a PC.

Accessibility

Use the Accessibility settings to conﬁgure accessibility plug-ins you have

installed on your phone.

NOTE requires additional plug-ins.

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Date & time

Use Date & time settings to set your preference for how dates are

displayed.

About Phone

View legal information and check phone status and software version.

Wi-Fi

With Wi-Fi, you can use high-speed Internet access within the coverage of

the wireless access point (AP). Enjoy wireless Internet using Wi-Fi, without

extra charges.

Turning on Wi-Fi

From the Home screen, open the Status Bar and touch . Or from the

Home screen touch the Applications Key

> Settings > Wireless &

networks > Wi-Fi .

Connecting to Wi-Fi

Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. If you see , you need

to enter a password to connect.

NOTE s If you are outside the Wi-Fi coverage area and connect via 3G connection, additional

charges may apply.

s If your phone goes into sleep mode when connected to Wi-Fi, the Wi-Fi connection is

automatically disabled.

s In this case, if your phone has access to 3G data, it may connect to the 3G network

automatically and additional charges may apply.

s The LG OPTIMUSm+ supports WEP, WPA/WPA2-PSK and 802.1x EAP security. If your

Wi-Fi service provider or network administrator sets encryption for network security,

enter the key into the pop-up window. If encryption is not set, this pop-up window is

not shown. Obtain the key from your Wi-Fi service provider or network administrator.

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Safety

TIA Safety Information

The following is the complete TIA Safety Information for wireless handheld

phones.

Exposure to Radio Frequency Signal

Your wireless handheld portable phone is a low power radio transmitter and

receiver. When ON, it receives and sends out Radio Frequency (RF) signals.

In August, 1996, the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) adopted

RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for handheld wireless phones.

Those guidelines are consistent with the safety standards previously set by

both U.S. and international standards bodies:

ANSI C95.1 (1992) *

NCRP Report 86 (1986)

ICNIRP (1996)

*American National Standards Institute; National Council on Radiation

Protection and Measurements; International Commission on Non-

Ionizing Radiation Protection

Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic evaluations of

the relevant scientiﬁc literature. For example, over 120 scientists, engineers,

and physicians from universities, government health agencies, and industry

reviewed the available body of research to develop the ANSI Standard

(C95.1).

The design of your phone complies with the FCC guidelines (and those

standards).

Antenna Care

Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized

antennas, modiﬁcations, or attachments could damage the phone and may

violate FCC regulations.

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Phone Operation

NORMAL POSITION: Hold the phone as you would any other telephone

with the antenna pointed up and over your shoulder.

Tips on Efﬁcient Operation

For your phone to operate most efﬁciently:

Don’t touch the antenna unnecessarily when the phone is in use. Contact

with the antenna affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at

a higher power level than otherwise needed.

Driving

Check the laws and regulations on the use of wireless phones in the areas

where you drive and always obey them. Also, if using your phone while

driving, please observe the following:

O Give full attention to driving -- driving safely is your ﬁrst responsibility;

O Use hands-free operation, if available;

O Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving

conditions or the law require it.

Electronic Devices

Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals. However,

certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals

from your wireless phone.

Pacemakers

The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a

minimum separation of six (6) inches be maintained between a handheld

wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the

pacemaker. These recommendations are consistent with the independent

research by and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research.

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Persons with pacemakers:

O Should ALWAYS keep the phone more than six (6) inches from their

pacemaker when the phone is turned ON;

O Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket;

O Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for

interference;

O Should turn the phone OFF immediately if there is any reason to suspect

that interference is taking place.

Hearing Aids

Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the

event of such interference, you may want to consult your service provider (or

call the customer service line to discuss alternatives).

Other Medical Devices

If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer

of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external

RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this

information.

Health Care Facilities

Turn your phone OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in

these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may use

equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.

Vehicles

RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded

electronic systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or

its representative regarding your vehicle. You should also consult the

manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to your vehicle.

Posted Facilities

Turn your phone OFF in any facility where posted notices so require.

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Aircraft

FCC regulations prohibit using your phone while in the air. Switch OFF your

phone before boarding an aircraft.

Blasting Areas

To avoid interfering with blasting operations, turn your phone OFF when in

a “blasting area” or in areas posted: “Turn off two-way radio”. Obey all signs

and instructions.

Potentially Explosive Atmosphere

Turn your phone OFF when in any area with a potentially explosive

atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could

cause an explosion or ﬁre resulting in bodily injury or even death.

Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always

marked clearly. Potential areas may include: fueling areas (such as gasoline

stations); below deck on boats; fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities;

vehicles using liqueﬁed petroleum gas (such as propane or butane); areas

where the air contains chemicals or particles (such as grain, dust, or metal

powders); and any other area where you would normally be advised to turn

off your vehicle engine.

For Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag

An air bag inﬂates with great force. DO NOT place objects, including either

installed or portable wireless equipment, in the area over the air bag or in

the air bag deployment area. If in-vehicle wireless equipment is improperly

installed and the air bag inﬂates, serious injury could result.

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Safety Information

Please read and observe the following information for safe and proper use

of your phone and to prevent damage. Also, keep the user guide in an

accessible place at all times after reading it.

Violation of the instructions may cause minor or serious damage

to the product.

O Do not disassemble or open crush, bend or deform, puncture or shred.

O Do not modify or remanufacture, attempt to insert foreign objects into

the battery, immerse or expose to water or other liquids, expose to ﬁre,

explosion or other hazard.

O Only use the battery for the system for which it is speciﬁed.

O Only use the battery with a charging system that has been qualiﬁed with

the system per this standard. Use of an unqualiﬁed battery or charger

may present a risk of ﬁre, explosion, leakage, or other hazard.

O Do not short circuit a battery or allow metallic conductive objects to

contact battery terminals.

O Replace the battery only with another battery that has been qualiﬁed with

the system per this standard, IEEE-Std-1725-200x. Use of an unqualiﬁed

battery may present a risk of ﬁre, explosion, leakage or other hazard.

O Promptly dispose of used batteries in accordance with local regulations.

O Battery usage by children should be supervised.

O Avoid dropping the phone or battery. If the phone or battery is dropped,

especially on a hard surface, and the user suspects damage, take it to a

service center for inspection.

O Improper battery use may result in a ﬁre, explosion or other hazard.

O For those host devices that utilize a USB port as a charging source, check

the host device’s user manual for the USB-IF logo or some other means

to ensure that it has completed the USB-IF compliance program.

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Charger and Adapter Safety

O The charger and adapter are intended for indoor use only.

O Insert the battery pack charger vertically into the wall power socket.

O Only use the approved battery charger. Otherwise, you may cause

serious damage to your phone.

O Use the correct adapter for your phone when using the battery pack

charger abroad.

Battery Information and Care

O Always unplug the charger from the wall socket after the phone is fully

charged to save unnecessary power consumption of the charger.

O Please dispose of your battery properly or take it to your local wireless

carrier for recycling.

O The battery doesn’t need to be empty before recharging.

O Use only LG-approved chargers speciﬁc to your phone model since they

are designed to maximize battery life.

O Do not disassemble or short-circuit the battery.

O Keep the battery’s metal contacts clean.

O Replace the battery when it no longer provides acceptable performance.

The battery can be recharged several hundred times before replacement.

O Recharge the battery after long periods of non-use to maximize battery

life.

O Battery life will vary due to usage patterns and environmental conditions.

O Use of extended backlighting, Browser, and data connectivity kits affect

battery life and talk/ standby times.

O The self-protection function of the battery cuts the power of the phone

when its operation is in an abnormal state. In this case, remove the

battery from the phone, reinstall it, and turn the phone on.

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Explosion, Shock, and Fire Hazards

O Do not put your phone in a place subject to excessive dust and keep the

minimum required distance between the power cord and heat sources.

O Unplug the power cord prior to cleaning your phone, and clean the power

plug pin when it’s dirty.

O When using the power plug, ensure that it’s ﬁrmly connected. If not, it

may cause excessive heat or ﬁre.

O If you put your phone in a pocket or bag without covering the receptacle

of the phone (power plug pin), metallic articles (such as a coin, paperclip

or pen) may short-circuit the phone. Always cover the receptacle when

not in use.

O Don’t short-circuit the battery. Metallic articles such as a coin, paperclip

or pen in your pocket or bag may short-circuit the + and – terminals of

the battery (metal strips on the battery) upon moving. Short-circuit of the

terminal may damage the battery and cause an explosion.

General Notice

O Using a damaged battery or placing a battery in your mouth may cause

serious injury.

O Do not place items containing magnetic components such as a credit

card, phone card, bank book, or subway ticket near your phone. The

magnetism of the phone may damage the data stored in the magnetic

strip.

O Talking on your phone for a long period of time may reduce call quality

due to heat generated during use.

O When the phone is not used for a long period time, store it in a safe

place with the power cord unplugged.

O Using the phone in proximity to receiving equipment (i.e., TV or radio)

may cause interference to the phone.

O Do not use the phone if the antenna is damaged. If a damaged antenna

contacts skin, it may cause a slight burn. Please contact an LG Authorized

Service Center to replace the damaged antenna.

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O Do not immerse your phone in water. If this happens, turn it off

immediately and remove the battery. If the phone does not work, take it

to an LG Authorized Service Center.

O Do not paint your phone.

O The data saved in your phone might be deleted due to careless use,

repair of the phone, or upgrade of the software. Please backup your

important phone numbers. (Ringtones, text messages, voice messages,

pictures, and videos could also be deleted.) The manufacturer is not liable

for damage due to the loss of data.

O When you use the phone in public places, set the ringtone to vibration so

you don’t disturb others.

O Do not turn your phone on or off when putting it to your ear.

O Use accessories, such as earphones and headsets, with caution.

Ensure that cables are tucked away safely and do not touch the antenna

unnecessarily.

O Do not use your device for long periods of time while a part of your

body is making direct contact with it. The temperature of the product

may increase during normal operation and this may result in harming or

burning your skin.

Caution:

Avoid potential hearing loss.

Prolonged exposure to loud sounds (including music) is the most common

cause of preventable hearing loss. Some scientiﬁc research suggests

that using portable audio devices, such as portable music players and

cellular telephones, at high volume settings for long durations may lead to

permanent noise induced hearing loss. This includes the use of headphones

(including headsets, earbuds and Bluetooth® or other wireless devices).

Exposure to very loud sound has also been associated in some studies

with tinnitus (a ringing in the ear), hypersensitivity to sound and distorted

hearing. Individual susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss and other

potential hearing problems varies.

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The amount of sound produced by a portable audio device varies depending

on the nature of the sound, the device, the device settings and the

headphones. You should follow some commonsense recommendations

when using any portable audio device:

O Set the volume in a quiet environment and select the lowest volume at

which you can hear adequately.

O When using headphones, turn the volume down if you cannot hear the

people speaking near you or if the person sitting next to you can hear

what you are listening to.

O Do not turn the volume up to block out noisy surroundings. If you choose

to listen to your portable device in a noisy environment, use noise-

cancelling headphones to block out background environmental noise.

O Limit the amount of time you listen. As the volume increases, less time

is required before your hearing could be affected.

O Avoid using headphones after exposure to extremely loud noises, such

as rock concerts, that might cause temporary hearing loss. Temporary

hearing loss might cause unsafe volumes to sound normal.

O Do not listen at any volume that causes you discomfort. If you experience

ringing in your ears, hear mufﬂed speech or experience any temporary

hearing difﬁculty after listening to your portable audio device, discontinue

use and consult your doctor.

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You can obtain additional information on this subject from the following sources:

American Academy of Audiology

11730 Plaza American Drive, Suite 300

Reston, VA 20190

Voice: (800) 222-2336

Email: info@audiology.org

Internet: www.audiology.org

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication

Disorders

National Institutes of Health

31 Center Drive, MSC 2320

Bethesda, MD USA 20892-2320

Voice: (301) 496-7243

Email: nidcdinfo@nih.gov

Internet: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg.

200 Independence Ave., SW

Washington, DC 20201

Voice: 1-800-35-NIOSH (1-800-356-4674)

Internet:

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/noise/default.html

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FDA Consumer Update

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices

and Radiological Health Consumer Update on Mobile Phones:

1. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?

The available scientiﬁc evidence does not show that any health problems are

associated with using wireless phones. There is no proof, however, that wireless

phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low levels of Radio Frequency

(RF) energy in the microwave range while being used. They also emit very low

levels of RF when in standby mode. Whereas high levels of RF can produce

health effects (by heating tissue), exposure to low level RF that does not

produce heating effects causes no known adverse health effects. Many studies

of low level RF exposures have not found any biological effects. Some studies

have suggested that some biological effects may occur, but such ﬁndings have

not been conﬁrmed by additional research. In some cases, other researchers

have had difﬁculty in reproducing those studies, or in determining the reasons

for inconsistent results.

2. What is the FDA’s role concerning the safety of wireless phones?

Under the law, the FDA does not review the safety of radiation-emitting

consumer products such as wireless phones before they can be sold, as it

does with new drugs or medical devices. However, the agency has authority

to take action if wireless phones are shown to emit Radio Frequency (RF)

energy at a level that is hazardous to the user. In such a case, the FDA could

require the manufacturers of wireless phones to notify users of the health

hazard and to repair, replace, or recall the phones so that the hazard no

longer exists.

Although the existing scientiﬁc data does not justify FDA regulatory actions,

the FDA has urged the wireless phone industry to take a number of steps,

including the following:

O Support needed research into possible biological effects of RF of the

type emitted by wireless phones;

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O Design wireless phones in a way that minimizes any RF exposure to the

user that is not necessary for device function; and

O Cooperate in providing users of wireless phones with the best possible

information on possible effects of wireless phone use on human health.

The FDA belongs to an interagency working group of the federal agencies

that have responsibility for different aspects of RF safety to ensure

coordinated efforts at the federal level. The following agencies belong to this

working group:

O National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

O Environmental Protection Agency

O Occupational Safety and Health Administration

O National Telecommunications and Information Administration

The National Institutes of Health participates in some interagency working

group activities, as well.

The FDA shares regulatory responsibilities for wireless phones with the

Federal Communications Commission (FCC). All phones that are sold in

the United States must comply with FCC safety guidelines that limit RF

exposure. The FCC relies on the FDA and other health agencies for safety

questions about wireless phones.

The FCC also regulates the base stations that the wireless phone networks

rely upon. While these base stations operate at higher power than do the

wireless phones themselves, the RF exposures that people get from these

base stations are typically thousands of times lower than those they can get

from wireless phones. Base stations are thus not the subject of the safety

questions discussed in this document.

3. What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?

The term “wireless phone” refers here to handheld wireless phones with

built-in antennas, often called “cell”, “mobile”, or “PCS” phones. These types

of wireless phones can expose the user to measurable Radio Frequency (RF)

energy because of the short distance between the phone and the user’s

head.

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These RF exposures are limited by FCC safety guidelines that were

developed with the advice of the FDA and other federal health and safety

agencies. When the phone is located at greater distances from the user,

the exposure to RF is drastically lower because a person’s RF exposure

decreases rapidly with increasing distance from the source. The so-called

“cordless phones,” which have a base unit connected to the telephone

wiring in a house, typically operate at far lower power levels, and thus

produce RF exposures far below the FCC safety limits.

4. What are the results of the research done already?

The research done thus far has produced conﬂicting results, and many

studies have suffered from ﬂaws in their research methods. Animal

experiments investigating the effects of Radio Frequency (RF) energy

exposures characteristic of wireless phones have yielded conﬂicting

results that often cannot be repeated in other laboratories. A few animal

studies, however, have suggested that low levels of RF could accelerate

the development of cancer in laboratory animals. However, many of the

studies that showed increased tumor development used animals that had

been genetically engineered or treated with cancer-causing chemicals so

as to be pre-disposed to develop cancer in the absence of RF exposure.

Other studies exposed the animals to RF for up to 22 hours per day. These

conditions are not similar to the conditions under which people use wireless

phones, so we do not know with certainty what the results of such studies

mean for human health. Three large epidemiology studies have been

published since December 2000. Between them, the studies investigated

any possible association between the use of wireless phones and primary

brain cancer, glioma, meningioma, or acoustic neuroma, tumors of the

brain or salivary gland, leukemia, or other cancers. None of the studies

demonstrated the existence of any harmful health effects from wireless

phone RF exposures. However, none of the studies can answer questions

about long-term exposures, since the average period of phone use in these

studies was around three years.

5. What research is needed to decide whether RF exposure from

wireless phones poses a health risk?

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A combination of laboratory studies and epidemiological studies of people

actually using wireless phones would provide some of the data that are

needed. Lifetime animal exposure studies could be completed in a few

years. However, very large numbers of animals would be needed to provide

reliable proof of a cancer promoting effect, if one exists. Epidemiological

studies can provide data that is directly applicable to human populations, but

ten or more years follow-up may be needed to provide answers about some

health effects, such as cancer. This is because the interval between the time

of exposure to a cancer-causing agent and the time tumors develop - if they

do - may be many, many years. The interpretation of epidemiological studies

is hampered by difﬁculties in measuring actual RF exposure during day-to-

day use of wireless phones. Many factors affect this measurement, such as

the angle at which the phone is held, or which model of phone is used.

6. What is the FDA doing to ﬁnd out more about the possible

health effects of wireless phone RF?

The FDA is working with the U.S. National Toxicology Program and with

groups of investigators around the world to ensure that high priority animal

studies are conducted to address important questions about the effects of

exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) energy.

The FDA has been a leading participant in the World Health Organization

International Electro Magnetic Fields (EMF) Project since its inception in

1996. An inﬂuential result of this work has been the development of a

detailed agenda of research needs that has driven the establishment of new

research programs around the world. The project has also helped develop a

series of public information documents on EMF issues.

The FDA and the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association

(CTIA) have a formal Cooperative Research And Development Agreement

(CRADA) to do research on wireless phone safety. The FDA provides the

scientiﬁc oversight, obtaining input from experts in government, industry,

and academic organizations. CTIA-funded research is conducted through

contracts with independent investigators. The initial research will include

both laboratory studies and studies of wireless phone users. The CRADA

will also include a broad assessment of additional research needs in the

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context of the latest research developments around the world.

7. How can I ﬁnd out how much Radio Frequency energy exposure

I can get by using my wireless phone?

All phones sold in the United States must comply with Federal

Communications Commission (FCC) guidelines that limit Radio Frequency

(RF) energy exposures. The FCC established these guidelines in

consultation with the FDA and the other federal health and safety agencies.

The FCC limit for RF exposure from wireless phones is set at a Speciﬁc

Absorption Rate (SAR) of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg). The FCC limit is

consistent with the safety standards developed by the Institute of Electrical

and Electronic Engineering (IEEE) and the National Council on Radiation

Protection and Measurement. The exposure limit takes into consideration

the body’s ability to remove heat from the tissues that absorb energy from

the wireless phone and is set well below levels known to have effects.

Manufacturers of wireless phones must report the RF exposure level for

each model of phone to the FCC. The FCC website (http://www.fcc.gov/

cgb/cellular.html) gives directions for locating the FCC identiﬁcation number

on your phone so you can ﬁnd your phone’s RF exposure level in the online

listing.

8. What has the FDA done to measure the Radio Frequency energy

coming from wireless phones?

The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is developing

a technical standard for measuring the Radio Frequency (RF) energy

exposure from wireless phones and other wireless handsets with the

participation and leadership of FDA scientists and engineers. The standard,

“Recommended Practice for Determining the Spatial-Peak Speciﬁc

Absorption Rate (SAR) in the Human Body Due to Wireless Communications

Devices: Experimental Techniques”, sets forth the ﬁrst consistent test

methodology for measuring the rate at which RF is deposited in the heads

of wireless phone users. The test method uses a tissue-simulating model of

the human head. Standardized SAR test methodology is expected to greatly

improve the consistency of measurements made at different laboratories

on the same phone. SAR is the measurement of the amount of energy

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absorbed in tissue, either by the whole body or a small part of the body. It is

measured in watts/kg (or milliwatts/g) of matter. This measurement is used

to determine whether a wireless phone complies with safety guidelines.

9. What steps can I take to reduce my exposure to Radio Frequency

energy from my wireless phone?

If there is a risk from these products - and at this point we do not know that

there is - it is probably very small. But if you are concerned about avoiding even

potential risks, you can take a few simple steps to minimize your exposure to

Radio Frequency (RF) energy. Since time is a key factor in how much exposure a

person receives, reducing the amount of time spent using a wireless phone will

reduce RF exposure. If you must conduct extended conversations by wireless

phone every day, you could place more distance between your body and the

source of the RF, since the exposure level drops off dramatically with distance.

For example, you could use a headset and carry the wireless phone away from

your body or use a wireless phone connected to a remote antenna. Again, the

scientiﬁc data does not demonstrate that wireless phones are harmful. But if

you are concerned about the RF exposure from these products, you can use

measures like those described above to reduce your RF exposure from wireless

phone use.

10. What about children using wireless phones?

The scientiﬁc evidence does not show a danger to users of wireless

phones, including children and teenagers. If you want to take steps to lower

exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) energy, the measures described above

would apply to children and teenagers using wireless phones. Reducing the

time of wireless phone use and increasing the distance between the user

and the RF source will reduce RF exposure.

Some groups sponsored by other national governments have advised that

children be discouraged from using wireless phones at all. For example,

the government in the United Kingdom distributed leaﬂets containing

such a recommendation in December 2000. They noted that no evidence

exists that using a wireless phone causes brain tumors or other ill effects.

Their recommendation to limit wireless phone use by children was strictly

precautionary; it was not based on scientiﬁc evidence that any health hazard

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exists.

11. What about wireless phone interference with medical

equipment?

Radio Frequency (RF) energy from wireless phones can interact with some

electronic devices. For this reason, the FDA helped develop a detailed

test method to measure Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) of implanted

cardiac pacemakers and deﬁbrillators from wireless telephones. This test

method is now part of a standard sponsored by the Association for the

Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). The ﬁnal draft, a joint

effort by the FDA, medical device manufacturers, and many other groups,

was completed in late 2000. This standard will allow manufacturers to

ensure that cardiac pacemakers and deﬁbrillators are safe from wireless

phone EMI.

The FDA has tested hearing aids for interference from handheld wireless

phones and helped develop a voluntary standard sponsored by the Institute

of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). This standard speciﬁes test

methods and performance requirements for hearing aids and wireless

phones so that no interference occurs when a person uses a “compatible”

phone and a “compatible” hearing aid at the same time. This standard was

approved by the IEEE in 2000.

The FDA continues to monitor the use of wireless phones for possible

interactions with other medical devices. Should harmful interference be

found to occur, the FDA will conduct testing to assess the interference and

work to resolve the problem.

12. Where can I ﬁnd additional information?

For additional information, please refer to the following resources:

FDA web page on wireless phones (http://www.fda.gov), click on “A to Z

Index” and under “C” in the subject index, select Cell Phones > Current

Research Results.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Safety Program (http://

www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/)

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International Commission on Nonlonizing Radiation Protection (http://www.

icnirp.de)

World Health Organization (WHO) International EMF Project (http://www.

who.int/emf)

Health Protection Agency (http://www.hpa.org.uk/)

10 Driver Safety Tips

Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by voice

almost anywhere, anytime. An important responsibility accompanies the

beneﬁts of wireless phones, one that every user must uphold.

When operating a car, driving is your ﬁrst responsibility. When using your

wireless phone behind the wheel of a car, practice good common sense

and remember the following tips:

1. Get to know your wireless phone and its features such as speed dial and

redial. Carefully read your instruction manual and learn to take advantage

of valuable features most phones offer, including automatic redial and

memory. Also, work to memorize the phone keypad so you can use the

speed dial function without taking your attention off the road.

2. When available, use a hands-free device. A number of hands-free

wireless phone accessories are readily available today. Whether you

choose an installed mounted device for your wireless phone or a speaker

phone accessory, take advantage of these devices if available to you.

3. Make sure you place your wireless phone within easy reach and where

you can reach it without removing your eyes from the road. If you get

an incoming call at an inconvenient time, if possible, let your voicemail

answer it for you.

4. Suspend conversations during hazardous driving conditions or situations.

Let the person you are speaking with know you are driving; if necessary,

suspend the call in heavy trafﬁc or hazardous weather conditions. Rain,

sleet, snow, and ice can be hazardous, but so is heavy trafﬁc. As a driver,

your ﬁrst responsibility is to pay attention to the road.

5. Don’t take notes or look up phone numbers while driving. If you are

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reading an address book or business card, or writing a “to-do” list while

driving a car, you are not watching where you are going. It is common

sense. Do not get caught in a dangerous situation because you are

reading or writing and not paying attention to the road or nearby vehicles.

6. Dial sensibly and assess the trafﬁc; if possible, place calls when you are

not moving or before pulling into trafﬁc. Try to plan your calls before you

begin your trip or attempt to coincide your calls with times you may be

stopped at a stop sign, red light, or otherwise stationary. But if you need

to dial while driving, follow this simple tip - dial only a few numbers,

check the road and your mirrors, then continue.

7. Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may be

distracting. Stressful or emotional conversations and driving do not mix;

they are distracting and even dangerous when you are behind the wheel

of a car. Make people you are talking with aware you are driving and if

necessary, suspend conversations which have the potential to divert your

attention from the road.

8. Use your wireless phone to call for help. Your wireless phone is one of

the greatest tools you can own to protect yourself and your family in

dangerous situations -- with your phone at your side, help is only three

numbers away. Dial 911 or other local emergency number in the case of

ﬁre, trafﬁc accident, road hazard, or medical emergency. Remember, it’s

a free call on your wireless phone!

9. Use your wireless phone to help others in emergencies. Your wireless

phone provides you a perfect opportunity to be a “Good Samaritan” in

your community. If you see an auto accident, crime in progress or other

serious emergency where lives are in danger, call 911 or other local

emergency number, as you would want others to do for you.

10. Call roadside assistance or a special wireless non-emergency assistance

number when necessary. Certain situations you encounter while driving

may require attention, but are not urgent enough to merit a call for

emergency services. But you can still use your wireless phone to lend

a hand. If you see a broken-down vehicle posing no serious hazard,

a broken trafﬁc signal, a minor trafﬁc accident where no one appears

injured or a vehicle you know to be stolen, call roadside assistance or

other special non-emergency wireless number.

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The above tips are meant as general guidelines. Before deciding to use

your mobile device while operating a vehicle, it is recommended that

you consult your applicable jurisdiction’s local laws or other regulations

regarding such use. Such laws or other regulations may prohibit or

otherwise restrict the manner in which a driver may use his or her phone

while operating a vehicle.

Consumer Information on SAR

(Speciﬁc Absorption Rate)

This model phone meets the Government’s requirements for exposure

to radio waves. Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver.

It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for

exposure to radiofrequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government. These FCC exposure limits

are derived from the recommendations of two expert organizations, the

National Counsel on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) and the

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In both cases, the

recommendations were developed by scientiﬁc and engineering experts

drawn from industry, government, and academia after extensive reviews of

the scientiﬁc literature related to the biological effects of RF energy.

The exposure limit for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement

known as the Speciﬁc Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR is a measure of the

rate of absorption of RF energy by the human body expressed in units of watts

per kilogram (W/kg). The FCC requires wireless phones to comply with a safety

limit of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg). The FCC exposure limit incorporates

a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection to the public and to

account for any variations in measurements.

Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions speciﬁed

by the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certiﬁed power level

in all tested frequency bands. Although SAR is determined at the highest

certiﬁed power level, the actual SAR level of the phone while operating

can be well below the maximum value. Because the phone is designed to

operate at multiple power levels to use only the power required to reach the

network, in general, the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna,

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the lower the power output.

Before a phone model is available for sale to the public, it must be tested

and certiﬁed to the FCC that it does not exceed the limit established by

the government adopted requirement for safe exposure. The tests are

performed in positions and locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body)

as required by the FCC for each model.

This device was tested for typical body-worn operations with the back of

the phone kept 0.59 inches (1.5 cm) between the user’s body and the back

of the phone. To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum

separation distance of 0.59 inches (1.5 cm) must be maintained between

the user’s body and the back of the phone. Third-party belt-clips, holsters,

and similar accessories containing metallic components should not be used.

Body-worn accessories that cannot maintain 0.59 inches (1.5 cm) separation

distance between the user’s body and the back of the phone, and have not

been tested for typical body-worn operations may not comply with FCC RF

exposure limits and should be avoided.

The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone

with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF

emission guidelines.

The highest SAR value for this model phone when tested for use at the ear

is 1.11 W/kg and when worn on the body, as described in this user’s manual,

is 1.26 W/kg. While there may be differences between SAR levels of various

phones and at various positions, they all meet the government requirement

for safe exposure.

SAR information on this model phone is on ﬁle with the FCC and can be

found under the Display Grant section of http://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid/

after searching on FCC ID.

To ﬁnd information that pertains to a particular model phone, this site uses

the phone FCC ID number which is usually printed somewhere on the

case of the phone. Sometimes it may be necessary to remove the battery

pack to ﬁnd the number. Once you have the FCC ID number for a particular

phone, follow the instructions on the website and it should provide values

for typical or maximum SAR for a particular phone.

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Additional information on Speciﬁc Absorption Rates (SAR) can be found

on the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) website at

http://www.ctia.org/

*In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones used

by the public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue.

The standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional

protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements.

FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations

for Wireless Devices

On July 10, 2003, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Report and Order in WT Docket 01-309 modiﬁed the exception of wireless

phones under the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act) to require

digital wireless phones be compatible with hearing-aids. The intent of the

HAC Act is to ensure reasonable access to telecommunications services for

persons with hearing disabilities.

While some wireless phones are used near some hearing devices (hearing

aids and cochlear implants), users may detect a buzzing, humming, or

whining noise. Some hearing devices are more immune than others to this

interference noise, and phones also vary in the amount of interference they

generate.

The wireless telephone industry has developed a rating system for

wireless phones, to assist hearing device users to ﬁnd phones that may

be compatible with their hearing devices. Not all phones have been rated.

Phones that are rated have the rating on their box or a label located on the

box.

The ratings are not guarantees. Results will vary depending on the user’s

hearing device and hearing loss. If your hearing device happens to be

vulnerable to interference, you may not be able to use a rated phone

successfully. Trying out the phone with your hearing device is the best way

to evaluate it for your personal needs.

M-Ratings: Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and are likely

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to generate less interference to hearing devices than phones that are not

labeled. M4 is the better/higher of the two ratings.

Hearing devices may also be rated. Your hearing device manufacturer or

hearing health professional may help you ﬁnd this rating. Higher ratings

mean that the hearing device is relatively immune to interference noise. The

hearing aid and wireless phone rating values are then added together. A

sum of 5 is considered acceptable for normal use. A sum of 6 is considered

for best use.

In the example to the left, if a hearing aid meets the M2 level

rating and the wireless phone meets the M3 level rating, the

sum of the two values equal M5. This should provide the

hearing aid user with “normal usage” while using their

hearing aid with the particular wireless phone. “Normal usage” in this

context is deﬁned as a signal quality that’s acceptable for normal operation.

The M mark is intended to be synonymous with the U mark. The T mark

is intended to be synonymous with the UT mark. The M and T marks are

recommended by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industries Solutions

(ATIS). The U and UT marks are referenced in Section 20.19 of the FCC

Rules. The HAC rating and measurement procedure are described in the

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) C63.19 standard.

When you’re talking on a cell phone, it’s recommended that you turn the BT

(Bluetooth) mode off for HAC.

According to HAC policy(KDB 285076), we state this handset has not been

rated for hearing aid compatibility with respect to the WiFi capability.

For information about hearing aids and digital wireless phones

Wireless Phones and Hearing Aid Accessibility

http://www.accesswireless.org/Home.aspx

FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility and Volume Control

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/hac_wireless.html

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